Chandigarh, July 22 -- Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday extended his support to the demands of the agitating farmers and students.

In a statement, Hooda condemned the lathi-charge against students protesting against the paper leak in Delhi. "The government should take action against those responsible for the paper leak rather than targeting students. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan should accept moral responsibility for the paper leak and immediately resign from his post," Hooda said.

He said that in a democracy, everyone has the right to stage peaceful protests and convey their demands to the government. Resorting to lathi-charges and the use of force against them is entirely undemocratic, he s...