MP: Farmers begin march to Bhopal for loan waiver

Braving scorching heat, around 200 farmers from Indore today embarked on a protest march to Bhopal demanding better remuneration for farm produce and a complete loan waiver.

The farmers are expected to reach the state capital on May 21 after covering a distance of 200 km on foot under "Kisan Adhikar Padyatra", Kisan Sena secretary, MP, Jagdish Ravaliya told reporters here.

He said farmers would hand over a memorandum to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal.

"Prominent among the demands of the farmers are: better remunerative prices for their produce and a loan waiver," he added.