West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the Haryana Police's use of tear gas on protesting farmers on Tuesday, calling it a brutal assault by the BJP-led government.
The Haryana Police deployed tear gas against farmers attempting to breach barricades erected at the state's border with Punjab in Shambhu near Ambala. The farmers, advocating for a law ensuring minimum support prices, were en route to Delhi.
How can our country progress when the farmers are attacked with tear gas shells for fighting for their basic rights? I strongly condemn the brutal assault on our farmers by the BJP, Banerjee said in a post on X.
Instead of suppressing their protest, BJP must focus on humbling their inflated egos, power-hungry ambitions, and inadequate governance that has harmed our nation, she added.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had announced plans for farmers to march to Delhi on Tuesday, demanding legislation to guarantee minimum support prices for crops.