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Massive farmers' march highlights India's apathy towards agriculture sector

Among other things, the farmers are asking for loan waivers and better prices for their produce

All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) members and Farmers Protesting at Parliament Street fro their various demands in New Delhi. PHOTO-DALIP KUMAR
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All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) members and Farmers Protesting at Parliament Street fro their various demands in New Delhi. PHOTO-DALIP KUMAR

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On the night of November 29, 2018, as many as 100,000 farmers from all over India arrived, via trains and tractors, in New Delhi, the country's capital. The next day, tens of thousands more marched to the parliament to draw the Central Government's attention to the deepening agrarian crisis and resulting farmer suicides.

Among other things, the farmers are asking for loan waivers and better prices for their produce.

The two-day long protest, called the Kishan Mukti March (Farmer's Freedom March), was led by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), a joint platform of about 150 farm organizations, formed in