Principle opposition in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party has announced a protest in support of the ongoing farmers’ agitation on Monday. The party has also attacked the BJP and the Central government for linking the farmer's protest to ‘Naxalite' and 'Anti-national’ elements.

Party's MLC Sunil Singh Sajan in a statement here on Sunday said, “The farmers of the country are on a continuous strike for their genuine demands from the government in the chilly winter, but the govt wants to suppress the farmers' movement. We are aware that the DNA of Savarkar and Godse is in the DNA of the so-called nationalist government which is seeing Naxalites and Anti-Nationals among the farmer

The Samajwadi Party MLC said, “Our party workers will hold peaceful protests at all the district and city headquarters. The govt is free to do whatever they can. The Samajwadi Party worker will now reach every village and expose the lies of the BJP,” Sajan said.

In the state capital Lucknow, television footage showed a delegation of Samajwadi Party workers clashing with police in Kaisarbagh area. SP workers were stopped from going towards the District Collectorate Lucknow. A number of SP workers including women party workers were also taken into custody by the police.

In Agra, television footage showed police using mild force to disperse protesting Samajwadi Party workers.. Police detained a huge number of SP leaders and workers including district president in Gorakhpur when they were going to participate in a sit-in demonstration at Nagar Nigam campus on Monday.

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