Delhi Govt Denies Permission To Convert Stadium Into Temporary Jails

New Delhi: The AAP government on Friday denied permission to the Delhi Police to convert the city’s stadiums into temporary jails as farmers continued to push towards the national capital on their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against the Centre’s farm laws.

The Delhi Police used tear gas at the Singhu and Tikri borders to disperse protesting farmers as they tried to enter the national capital on Friday morning.

While rejecting the Delhi Police’s request, Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain said that every Indian citizen has the constitutional right to protest peacefully for which they cannot be put in jails.

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