On December 9, MoS for Consumer Affair, Raosaheb Patil Danve said, “This agitation is not that of farmers. China and Pakistan have a hand behind this.” To which, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, “If a Union minister has information that China and Pakistan have a hand behind farmers’ agitation, then, the Defence Minister should immediately conduct a surgical strike on China and Pakistan. The President, Prime Minister, Home Minister and Chiefs of the Armed Forces should discuss this issue seriously.”