Eastern Leg of Kisan Mukti Yatra Starts in West Bengal, Demands the Liberation of Farmers from Debts | NewsClick
The eastern leg of Kisan Mukti Yatra led by the All India Kisan Sangarsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) kick started on Saturday from Bhangor in West Bengal. The yatra which started by paying tributes to the martyrs Mofizul Khan and Alamgir Mollah will cover the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. Mofizul Khan and Alamgir Mollah were killed by the police firing in a protest over the forcible land acquisition for a power grid in Bhangor on January 17, 2017.
Unfolding the issues of distressed farmers’ in Bengal, the Yatra demanded the liberation of farmers from debts. They also demanded that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government should procure paddy at Rs 2,300 /quintal like under Kerala’s Left Democratic Front government.
