Rajkot, Dec 9 (PTI) Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed he was denied permission to meet the jailed farmers and party workers in Rajkot and accused the Gujarat government of being "more oppressive" than the British.

Kejriwal said he had sought prior permission to meet the jailed farmers.

Police had arrested 88 farmers and AAP leaders for staging protests in Haddad village of Botad district in October. Of them, 46 are still behind bars.

"I was not allowed to meet farmers and farmer leaders at the Rajkot Jail. Can there be any greater tyranny? Am I a terrorist or a criminal? The jailed individuals are farmers. They are citizens of our country. They are not criminals," Kejriwal told a press conference.

He said even the companions of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh were

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