Centre wanted Delhi govt to convert 9 stadiums into jail for farmers

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the Central government of pressuring his government to convert nine Delhi stadiums into jail as part of its foolproof plan to put agitating farmers there when they moved towards Delhi from Punjab and Haryana last weekThe Chief Minister revealed this while addressing a digital press conference here saying his refusal to convert the nine stadiums in Delhi into jails has upset the CentreSince the time we refused to convert the nine stadiums in Delhi into temporary jails the Central government is very upset with me They had a foolproof plan of putting the farmers into these jails as soon as the farmers reach Delhi Kejriwal saidThe Chief Minister said that he was put under a lot of pressure to convert these stadiums into jails and received several calls from peopleBut there are some moments in life when you listen to your own conscience without caring about the resultsHe then hit out at Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asking Are you under the pressure of these very same people because of which you are making these false allegations against me abusing me and talking on behalf of the BJPIs this your friendship with the BJP I know that the reason may be your family is charged with cases and is receiving notices from the EDReferring to Singhs recent false allegations against him of passing the three farmer ordinances in Delhi Kejriwal said Punjab CM should not do dirty politics on farmers protests against three farm bills which were passed by the Centre and approved by the PresidentHe said that the Punjab CM made false allegations against him of passing the three farmer ordinances in Delhi despite knowing the facts The allegations made by the Captain may be coming from his friendship with the BJP or he may be pressured to do soThe Aam Aadmi Party AAP national convenor also pointed out that the Punjab CM had many chances to stop the farm billsWhy did Captain Singh not act against these bills being a member of the central governments committee deliberating on these bills When some people call the farmers terrorists antinationals I cannot imagine what the soldiers on the border must be going through whose parents are being called terroristsWe all have to decide whether we are with the farmers or whether we are with the people who are calling these farmers terrorists said CM KejriwalKejriwal said that the entire country is witnessing the struggle and the plight of the farmers and how they are sleeping on the road in such harsh climate and cold temperaturesNo patriot can sleep peacefully after witnessing all this This is not only farmers fight this is everyones fightKejriwal said that the Punjab CM had many opportunities to stop these farm billsThe people of Punjab want to know why did Captain Saheb not act against these bills at that time Two years ago the BJP formed a committee to formulate and examine these bills and Captain Saheb was a member of that committee The people of Punjab are asking you Captain Saheb why did you not stop these bills by raising objections in the committee itselfWhy did you not intimate people about how the central government is trying to bring in these black laws The farmers of Punjab want to know why did you not stop these farm bills asked the Delhi CMKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever