Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that the government announced Bharat Ratna to agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan, but does not implement his recommendations, reported the PTI.

Addressing a rally at Shrirampur in Maharashtra`s Ahmednagar district, the former Maharashtra chief minister attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that the government was lobbing tear gas at farmers who already have tears in their eyes, as per the PTI.