TIWN Nov 27, 2020
AGARTALA, Nov 27 (TIWN): Farmers' massive protests under Delhi-March have brought effects in Tripura too as the Leftist Farmers' units held massive protest rally in Agartala today under All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC). Addressing media, CPI-M senior leader, former Deputy Speaker Pabitra Kar has said, "Today farmers are holding Delhi cholo Abhijaan against Anti-Farmer bills from many states. When in whole country, statewide farmers are protesting against these bills and labour act bill which is intending to increase the working hours from 8 to 12 hours, Govt has no concern".
It can be noted here that the Delhi government today refused permission to the police to use the city's nine stadiums as temporary jails to house protesting farmers' from Punjab and Haryana who enter the city as part of their ongoing "Delhi Chalo" march, reports said on Friday.
"The farmers' demands are legitimate. Jailing them isn't the solution to the issue. Their demands must be accepted," Delhi Home Minister Satyendra Jain said today.
"This protest is non-violent. Non-violent protest is every Indian's right. So the Delhi government has refused the Delhi police's request," Jain said.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Police had sought the state government's permission to use the city's nine stadiums as temporary jails to house protesting farmers.
"In view of the farmers' march, Delhi Police has asked the Delhi government for permission to use nine stadiums as temporary jails to keep the detained or arrested farmers", reported natonal news agency.
The Delhi Police demand came as thousands of farmers, protesting the Central government's new farm laws, moved closer to Delhi over the past two days, undeterred by police barricades, tear gas, and water cannons deployed to stop them.
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