Police force cannot solve the problem, listen to farmers, says HD Deve Gowda

Bengaluru: After the police forced used tear gas shells and water cannons as the situation remained tense at Patiala-Ambala highway as thousands of farmers, protesting against the Centre’s farm laws, JDS Supremo HD Deve Gowda said that the police force cannot solve the problem, listen to farmers.

Taking to Twitter he wrote, “I am extremely distressed seeing the images of confrontation with farmers near Delhi. I request the Union Government to treat farmers with dignity. Please engage with them. Listen to them. The police force cannot solve the problem. #FarmersProtest”

The protesting farmers threw barricades erected by police to force their way into the national capital.

Farmers from six states – Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Kerala and Punjab – have been planning the “Dilli Chalo” protest against these laws for two months.