New Delhi: Farmers from different parts of the country have started gathering at the Ramlila Maidan on the second day of the two-day protest demanding debt relief and better Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.
The farmers have come from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. The country has witnessed a number of protests by the farmers in the last two months.
According to the reports over 1,000 farmers from Tamil Nadu have reached Delhi carrying skulls of their colleagues who had committed suicide. They even threatened to march naked if they are not allowed to go to Parliament today.
President of National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturalists Association from Tamil Nadu, Ayyakannu said “We are only demanding Minimum Support Price for us. Today, we expect that the government will announce the Right of Loans and profitable price to the farmers. If they fail to do so, then we will march naked to the Parliament.”
The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) has organised the rally for two days (November 29-30) against the ongoing rural distress. The committee claims to be an umbrella body of 207 organisations of farmers and agricultural workers.