Key Takeaways
- The Delhi government has rejected the Centre’s request to convert Bawana Stadium into a temporary jail, citing constitutional rights and genuine farmer demands.
- The farmers are marching towards Delhi, demanding a peaceful protest and a solution to their genuine problems.
- Delhi Home Minister Kailash Gehlot has emphasized the importance of treating farmers with respect and not arresting them.
New Delhi: The Delhi government has denied permission to the Central government to convert Bawana Stadium into a temporary jail in view of the farmers’ march to the national capital on Tuesday.
Delhi Home Minister Kailash Gehlot stated that the farmers’ demands are genuine. He emphasized that it is the constitutional right of every citizen to make a peaceful protest.
“The Central Government, in fact, should invite them over for talks and try to find a solution to their genuine problems,” he said.
Referring to the farmers of the country as “annadata,” he said, “Treating them in this way by arresting them would be like rubbing salt into their wounds.”
“We cannot be a party to this decision of the Central Government. The approval cannot be given for converting a stadium into a jail,” he further said.
