30 years after Mahendra Singh Tikait, the founder of Bhartiya Kisan Union, led a massive protest by farmers at the Boat Club, his son is leading another rally against govt's apathy towards farmers
Yesterday's protest was unique in the manner in which it resembled a similar agitation that took place in 1988
The 'Kisan Kranti Padyatra' that started on September 23 had to end at Kisan Ghat
The farmers were marching towards Delhi over demands ranging from farm loan waiver to cut in fuel prices, but were stopped at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border with police using water cannons to disperse
The Kisan Kranti yatra started off on September 23 from Haridwar and proceeded to Patanjali Yogpeeth
Left leaders said it was a rare occasion that farmers, agricultural workers and organised sector workers have come together to jointly march for their rights
The leaders warned that they would continue their struggle till they "change the Central government"
Traffic in many parts of central Delhi came to a halt as the protesters, many in red hats and waving red flags, marched towards Parliament Street in the heart of the capital
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The 10-day national farmer strike in June failed to ruffle any feathers, leaving many to question whether it served any purpose
The farmer organisation said that the date of the long march would be finalised after wider consultation
The protest was called ahead of the first anniversary of the death of several farmers in police firing in the state's Mandsaur
Why do you think a farmer chooses to kill himself instead of voicing his anger in protest? It is because he has lost all hope, says Ajit Navle, state general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha
Why do you think a farmer chooses to kill himself instead of voicing his anger in protest? It is because he has lost all hope, says Ajit Navle, state general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)
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