Delhi is for all, can't stop farmers from entering national capital: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Reacting strongly to police's attempt to stop several thousands of farmers, who were marching to the national capital to press for their demands, from entering Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the peasants can't be denied an entry to the city, which is for all.
The farmers tried to break barricades and enter New Delhi when police used tear gas and water cannons on the protesters.
Following the incident, Kejriwal took to Twitter to say in Hindi, "दिलà¥à¤²à¥€ सबकी है। किसानों को दिलà¥à¤²à¥€ में आने से नहीं रोका जा सकता। किसानों की माà¤à¤—े जायज़ हैं। उनकी माà¤à¤—ें मानी जायें। (Delhi is for all. Can't stop farmers from entering Delhi. The farmers' demands are justifiable. Their demands must be fulfilled."
दिलà¥à¤²à¥€ सबकी है। किसानों को दिलà¥à¤²à¥€ में आने से नहीं रोका जा सकता। किसानों की माà¤à¤—े जायज़ हैं। उनकी माà¤à¤—ें मानी जायें।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 2, 2018
Nearly 50,000 farmers, led by Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, are marching from Haridwar to New Delhi with the demands which include loans waivers, clearance of pending sugarcane payments and raising the minimum support prices.
Regarding the rally, Tikait told Hindustan Times, "We will continue our march till our demands are met. The talks (with the ministers) should go on. Whenever we feel that our work is done, we will stop our protest. If farmers are given an assurance, they will be happy. We have already given four years to the government to meet our demands. It is time that our demands are met."
The farmers are also demanding free electricity for running tubewells, Hindustan Times reported.
Anticipating law and order problems which might take place, Delhi police have imposed prohibitory orders in the areas which border Uttar Pradesh.
Massive traffic jams are expected to occur in east Delhi as well as in the Noida and Ghaziabad areas.
Deputy Commissioner of police, Pankaj Singh, told the daily, "A large number of protesters are likely to reach Delhi from bordering areas of east district. This may create law and order situation and may create chaos and endanger human life and property in the area."
Image: Arvind Kejriwal Facebook
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