"Their demands are genuine": Congress' Gurjeet Aujla on farmers' protest

New Delhi [India], December 10 : Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Tuesday spoke about the farmers protesting for almost last year, saying that their demands are genuine.
Speaking to ANI, Aujla said that the farmers have declared that they will enter Delhi on December 14 and the government should let them.
"Their demands are genuine... They have been protesting for almost a year. They have come in small convoys yet stones and soft bullets are being pelted at them.... The government is not ready to speak with them on any issue... The farmers have declared that they will enter Delhi on the 14th now and the government should let them," the Congress leader said.
Meanwhile, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announced that farmers will observe "Prarthna Diwas Ardas Dihada" at the Shambhu Border on Wednesday, as part of their ongoing protest.
He further informed that a group of 101 farmers, will march towards Delhi on December 14.
"We are celebrating Prarthna Diwas Ardas Dihada at the border tomorrow, and we are inviting the whole country to pray for the success of this march. Jattha of 101 farmers will March towards Delhi on December 14 from the Shambhu border," Pandher told ANI today.
He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Haryana saying that the PM was in Haryana but he didn't speak about farmers.
"The Prime Minister was in Haryana but he didn't speak about farmers. Modi government is proud of its power...they do not want to talk to farmers. If they have done something for agriculture, they should speak up," he said.
Tensions escalated at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, where police used tear gas to block farmers attempting to march to Delhi. Pandher had earlier accused the Punjab government of siding with the central government to suppress the protest.
Opposition leaders have slammed the government's handling of the situation, highlighting issues faced by farmers, such as fertilizer shortages and the MSP.