On Wednesday, at the barren Ramlila Maidan in central Delhi, red carpets were being laid out, water tankers were being put in place and 12-feet-tall poles were being erected to build tents to accommodate farmers coming from all across the…
On 29 and 30 November, farmers from across India will gather in Delhi and march towards the parliament to demand a special three-week joint session on India’s agrarian crisis. The march—named the Kisan Mukti March, or Farmers’ Freedom March—has been…
As per reports, thousands of farmers shall march to the capital this week in a Kisan Mukti March demanding a minimum support price for their crops and freedom from debt. The march to be held on November 29 and 30…
Ahead of the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Mizoram, farmer leaders and social activists have appealed that farmers should not vote for the BJP if their demands are not fulfilled. They said, “Note bandi ka jawab, kisan vote…
Thousands of farmers from across the country will hold a protest march from Ramlila Maidan to Parliament Street in the national capital on Friday to pressurise the government for higher crop prices and farm loan waiver. According to the All…
Ahead of its protests here, an umbrella organisation of farmer bodies on Tuesday warned the Narendra Modi government that failure to address issues raised by farmers will cost the BJP votes in the 2019 general elections. The All India Kisan…
The Left-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha on Monday alleged that the BJP and Sangh Parivar were raking up issues like Sabarimala and Ram temple to divert people’s attention from real issues. The peasant outfit, which is gearing up for a…
The national capital may witness another mega Kisan rally, as an umbrella body of farmers announced that more than one lakh peasants will assemble in Delhi on November 29 and 30 to protest the Centre’s “failure” to address their grievances.…