“The farmers will extend all support to the ensuing general strike,” said Hannan Mollah, general secretary of the CPI(M)-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha.
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Children Don’t Want to Take up Farming Seeing our Plight: Farmers
“40 per cent of farmers have given up farming, our children obviously don’t want to take it up because they see how we are fighting for our rights,” a farmer at the Kisan March said.
Farmers From Across India Converge in Delhi for Historic Protest Against the Government
Support for the farmers poured in with activists taking to Twitter to ask the general public to join the march.
Ten Thousand Farmers Begin Historic March From Singur With Red flags, Music & Slogans
The Singur Kisan March will reach Kolkata on Thursday.
Modi Failed Farmers; BJP and RSS Now Raking up Ayodhya, Sabarimala Issues to Garner Votes: AIKS
“Our united struggle over farmers’ demands has helped in positioning this positive agenda against the divisive agenda,” said AIKS President Ashok Dhawale.
West Bengal: 50,000 Farmers to March from Singur to Kolkata
The farmers’ demands include work for all, agricultural debt waivers and old-age pension.
Ratnagiri-Nagpur Highway: Farmers Protest Land Acquisition
Over 2,000 farmers who began their protest march Thursday arrived in Solapur on Saturday.
Approval To Rs 200 Per Quintal Hike In MSP For Paddy Historic Betrayal By Govt: Farmers’ Organisation
In the last four years, the NDA govt has raised the paddy MSP between Rs 50-80 per quintal.
Farmers, workers to hold rally against Centre on Sep 5 in Delhi: AIKS
AIKS said it has decided to give a call to collect Rs 5 crore for ‘Peasant Struggle Fund’.
Farmers’ Protests To Intensify, Maha Govt Having ‘Negative Approach’: AIKS
There has been no response from the government on the demands of the protesting farmers, AIKS said as the agitation entered its second day.
Thousands Of Peasants Gherao Govt Offices In Maharashtra Today June 1 On First Anniversary Of Farmers Strike. (See Video)
The AIKS held large gherao actions at the district collectorates and tehsil offices all over Maharashtra.