Farmers reject allegations of blocking oxygen

NEW DELHI: Farmers protesting at several Delhi borders Wednesday rejected as “false propaganda” allegations that they were not letting medical oxygen carriers into Delhi, thus putting lives of several COVID-19 patients at risk.

BJP MP Parvesh Verma had Tuesday night alleged that transportation of medical use oxygen into Delhi was hampered due to the road blockade caused by protesters.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions, said on Wednesday they have kept a way open for emergency services since day one of their agitation.

“Not a single ambulance or essential goods service has been stopped. It is the government that has put strong and multilayer barricades (nails), not the farmers. Farmers are fighting for human rights,” the morcha said.