New Delhi: Attacking the Centre over the death of four farmers in alleged firing by police in Madhya Pradesh, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the Narendra Modi-led government is at war with the farmers of the country.
"In Bharatiya Janata Party's new India, our farmers get the bullets when they ask for their rights. This government is at war with the farmers of our country," the Congress scion tweeted.
Earlier in the day, four farmers lost their lives and several others suffered injuries in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district in alleged police firing on protesting farmer. The farmers have been protesting seeking loan waiver and a fair price for their produce.
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Late on Monday night, protesting farmers in Mandsaur district tried to break the gates of a railway crossing and disrupt rail traffic as part of their protest.
According to eyewitnesses, the police opened fire when the protesting farmers indulged in stone-pelting.
Meanwhile, the farmers' strike in Madhya Pradesh continued for the sixth day on Tuesday affecting supplies of milk and vegetables across the state.