India, Dec. 1 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said farmers are protesting on the streets and a lie giving speeches on TV.

"Farmers are protesting on the streets and a 'lie' giving speeches on television. We all are indebted to the farmers for their hard work. We can repay their debt by giving them justice, not by disrespecting or mistreating them by hitting them with lathis or tear-gas shells. Wake up, get down from the ego chair and think, and give the farmers their rights," the former Congress President tweeted.

Thousands of farmers from several states have been protesting since last week against the Centre's new farm laws.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said, "New agricultural reforms have given farmers new option...