Farmers' bodies to go on nationwide protest in June

The Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh (RKM), which is an amalgamation of around 110 farmers' organisations have decided to go on nationwide "gaon band" protest from June 1 to June 10.

The Mahasangh has put forward three demands- complete loan waiver, 50 percent increase in C2 cost and fixing a Minimum Support Price (MSP).

During this period the farmers will not send their produce to cities nor will they consume it.

The farmers will observe 'shame day' on June 5 and will pay tribute to the slain farmers died in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur on June 6.

June 8 will be observed as nationwide unsupportive day.

The protest has been called to highlight the plight of farmers and against government's policies.