"What is happening with farmers is extremely unfortunate": Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi

New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for not fulfilling the promises made to farmers.
She said that the farmers had to continually struggle for what is rightfully theirs under the rule of a government that talks about doubling farmers' income.
"What is happening with the farmers is extremely unfortunate, considering that they have been protesting for a minimum guarantee for MSP support. It is still being denied to them despite the commitment made by the government of India," Priyanka Chaturvedi told ANI.
"This is the government which spoke about doubling farmers' income and yet today farmers find themselves in a situation where they have to continually struggle for what is rightfully theirs," she added.
Chaturvedi's statement comes against the backdrop of farmers at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana on Sunday trying to march towards Delhi, pressing various demands including a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price.
Police and protesting farmers got into a verbal altercation and drone footage showed police blocking the farmers at the border. The police also used teargas against the farmers.
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that they have decided to withdraw the 'jatha'.
"Today we have decided to withdraw the 'jatha'. The agitation will continue today. One farmer has been admitted to PGI and is in serious condition and 8-9 farmers are injured, so we have withdrawn the 'jatha'. After the meeting, we will tell you about the future program," Pandher told ANI.
According to Haryana Police, the group of farmers moving ahead did not match the list of 101 farmers they were given who were scheduled to participate in today's march.
"We will first identify them (farmers) and then we can allow them to go ahead. We have a list of the names of 101 farmers, and they are not those people - they are not letting us identify them - they are moving ahead as a mob," said a Haryana police official deployed at the site earlier.
Police said that the farmers did not have permission to move towards Delhi.
The farmers had attempted to cross the Shambhu border on Friday as well but called off the stir after some of them got injured from the tear gas shells used by the Haryana police to disperse them. (ANI)