Farmers' Delhi Chalo protest: I don't think China border is fortified the way Delhi is, says Shashi Tharoor

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Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said he doesn't think the China border is fortified the way the national capital is, adding that it's a democratic right of the farmers to protest and to be heard in the national capital. The member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram was reacting over the ongoing farmers' protest near different borders of the national capital demanding a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops, a complete waiver of farmer debts, pensions for farmers, and the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations. “It's a democratic right of the farmers to protest and come and be heard in the National capital.

I don't think the border with China is fortified the way this city is fortified. The government should have learnt a lesson from the previous farmers' agitation- consult the stakeholders. Last time it took a year-long agitation before the government surrendered and withdrew...," Tharoor said.

It is important to note that the farmers are marching towards the national capital after their demands remained inconclusive in a meeting with a team of Union ministers. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha said the farmers will head to Delhi to press the Centre to accept their demands. Meanwhile, the government on Wednesday said efforts are on to engage the protesting farmers in a constructive dialogue.