"Why are farmers treated with brutality?" Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher questions Centre

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): As the hunger strike of farmers at the Sambhu border entered its twelfth day, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the government for allegedly deceiving the people with false promises.
"Why are farmers, who are simply walking being treated too brutally? To relieve the anger, they (govt) are giving false promises of MSP (Minimum Support Price), that they will give. But our task is not just about giving MSP alone, but that after announcing MSP you don't buy the crops from mandis. Our demand is getting the crops to be bought and Shivraj Chouhan should not deceive the people," the farmer leader told ANI.
"Before they said that they are giving half of the MSP for crops, so they had agreed that our demand is right that they are not giving enough," Pandher added.
He further mentioned that a group of 101 farmers will depart for the national capital tomorrow (December 8) at 12 noon and they only want to keep the peace and ensure no regulations are violated.
"Taking cognisance of the whole situation, tomorrow at noon, a group of 101 will depart for Delhi. Our hunger strike has entered its 12th day... Our group will go peacefully and ensure no regulations are violated," the farmer leader said.
Pandher further urged the Prime Minister to engage in a dialogue with farmers.
Earlier on Saturday, Pandher also urged the government to address farmers' issues and the actions of security forces in Parliament.
Reportedly, security forces used tear gas shelling to disperse the protestors on Friday after the farmers launched the 'Dilhi Chalo' march, demanding a legal guarantee or MSP on crops from the central government.
"Parliament is our temple of democracy and we want discussion on farmers' issues. In parliament, neither the government nor the opposition raised our issues about how central forces behaved mercilessly at the Shambhu border," Pandher said. (ANI)