As protesting farmers march on, Delhi Police seeks to use 9 stadiums as temporary jails

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Nov 27, 2020:    As thousands of protesting farmers continue their march towards Delhi after breaking barricades, braving police batons, tear gas and water cannons, Delhi Police is now gearing up to detain the large numbers of farmers. Police have sought permission from the Kejriwal government to convert 9 stadiums in Delhi into temporary jails.

 

Delhi Police has sought permission from the AAP government to use 9 stadiums in Delhi as temporary jails to detain the farmers marching towards Delhi with their ’Delhi Chalo’ march.

On Friday morning, Delhi Police used tear gas at the Singhu Border to disperse protesting farmers who are heading towards Delhi to protest against the Centre’s new farm laws.

There is a heavy police deployment of security personnel with sand-laden trucks and water cannons stationed, usage of barbed wire for fencing at the Singhu Border to prevent the protesters from entering the city.

Security has been strengthened at the Delhi borders and sand-laden trucks and water cannons have been stationed.

While police have said they will not allow the agitating farmers to enter Delhi, the farmers’ groups are determined to enter Delhi. On Thursday, large groups of agitating protesters toppled police barricades and broke through road blockades put up by Haryana Police to stop them from crossing the border.

Punjab farmers, representing over 30 farm bodies, have announced they will go to Delhi through several routes -- Lalru, Shambhu, Patiala-Pehowa, Patran-Khanauri, Moonak-Tohana, Ratia-Fatehabad and Talwandi-Sirsa.

Farmers have assembled near the borders in tractor-trolleys laden with rations and essentials for their proposed Delhi march.

Authorities in Haryana have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in several parts of the state to prevent the assembly of the protesters.

The farmers’ bodies have said that they will hold a dharna wherever they are stopped from moving towards Delhi to demand the repeal of the new farm laws, which, they said, should be replaced with another set of legislations framed after wider consultation with the stakeholders.

Courtesy:India Today