Farmers forced to protest during wheat sowing season over water shortage: Kumari Selja

Sirsa, Nov 12 (UNI) Congress MP Kumari Selja on Thursday demanded immediate restoration of adequate canal water supply for farmers in Haryana's Fatehabad, Sirsa and Hisar districts, saying they were being forced to stage protests instead of sowing wheat because of irrigation shortages. Supporting the farmers protesting in Fatehabad, the Sirsa MP said ensuring adequate irrigation water for agriculture and safe drinking water for residents was a fundamental responsibility of the central and state governments. "Farmers should be in their fields sowing wheat, but they are being forced to sit on protest because of the water crisis," Selja said in…