Reacting to the police action on protesting Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday slammed the NDA government in the state, calling it a government of "sticks and batons".
"...We are protesting against what is happening in Bangladesh. CM Mamata Banerjee has already said that since we (West Bengal) are a state we have no role in this international matter. But, the central govt is doing nothing. They should take strict action to stop the violence in Banglades
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Sunday expressed concern over the situation of farmers protesting at the Shambhu border, saying that it was "saddening" to see the "Annadatas" (food providers) in such a condition.
Police deployed at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border on Sunday used tear gas to disperse farmers attempting to proceed towards Delhi as part of their 'Dilli Chalo' march.
Bihar Minister Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu on Saturday responded to former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav's criticism over the lathi-charge on protesting BPSC aspirants and said that his work had only reduced to raising questions over the good work of the state government.
Earlier in the day, farmers marching towards Delhi under the 'Delhi Chalo' protest were stopped at the Shambhu border. The farmers had announced their march to the national capital, Delhi, to push for their various demands.
"The way BJP is systematically protesting against this, I wish that they would have protested atleast with the tenth of this energy on the Adani issue and a lot more bundles of notes would have come forward, many things would have come out," he told ANI.
Amid fresh protests by farmers at the Delhi-Noida border, Aazad Samaj Party - Kanshi Ram MP Chandrashekhar Aazad said on Friday urged the BJP-led central government to listen to the farmers' demands.
Speaking to ANI here, Deepender Hooda said, "Earlier when farmers protest had happened, the government had promised MSP to the farmers. Since this promise was not fulfilled, farmers have been protesting at Shambhu border. Today again, the farmers decided to march to Delhi which is a sign
Reacting sharply to the Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's statement, Congress MP Manickam Tagore said that he has woken up and he should have cared for the farmers who were died while protesting against the farm laws.