All roads in Delhi on Friday led to the Ramlila ground as thousands of farmers from across the country headed to the popular landmark demanding farm loan waivers and higher crop prices.
Over 200 farmers' body and other organisations participated in the march under the banner of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC).
The Opposition leaders who joined the rally at Jantar Mantar stepped up their attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government over the ongoing agrarian crisis.
Vowing to completely waive off the farm loan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said, " If the loans of industrialists can be waived off, then the debt of farmers must be waived off as well. I assure the farmers of India, we are with you, don't feel afraid."
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Accusing the Centre of "stabbing the farmers in the back," Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said Union government should implement the Swaminathan report in five months, otherwise, the farmers will show their might in the 2019 elections.
The agitating farmers marched to Parliament Street on Friday to protest against the “anti-farmer policies” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce.
Banded under the AIKSCC, which claims to be an umbrella body of 207 organisations of farmers and agricultural workers, farmers from 24 states arrived in the city on Thursday, on trains, buses and other modes of transport.
Over 3,500 police personnel were deployed on the route of the march.
(With Inputs from PTI)
Traffic was affected on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, on the stretch near Guru Nanak Eye hospital, Maharaja Ranjit Singh flyover, Barakhamba Chowk and Janpath on Friday morning (Read full story here)
Traffic Alert
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) November 30, 2018
अखिल भारतीय किसान संघर्ष समन्वय समिति मार्च अब संसद मार्ग पहुच चुका है रामलीला मैदान ,जवाहरलाल नेहरु मार्ग ,रणजीत सिंह फ्लाईओवर ,बाराखंबा चौक टॉलस्टॉय मार्ग,कस्तूरबा गांधी मार्ग ,टॉलस्टॉय मार्ग-जनपथ क्रासिंग ,जंतर मंतर T-Point पर यातायात अब सामान्य है |
#KisanMuktiMarch pic.twitter.com/MUKJm29RpA
— AIKS (@KisanSabha) November 29, 2018
Jt. CP(Traffic) on farmers' protest in Delhi: Traffic police will give real-time updates on FB&Twitter of affected traffic routes. Commuters are advised to stay updated.Around 1,000 traffic personnel have been deployed in all these routes to plan diversions&to keep traffic smooth pic.twitter.com/sxKlvxDsNU
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
Delhi: #Visuals from near Ramlila Maidan on the second day of 2-day protest by farmers from all across the nation, who are asking for debt relief, better MSP for crops, among other demands pic.twitter.com/j145x5uhc7
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
#FarmersMarch | "Bring the government down," say protesting farmers at the #RamlilaMaidan in Delhi. @SanskritiTalwar reports LIVE from the venue.#DilliChalo pic.twitter.com/bPXrTICTEI
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) November 30, 2018
“If we have the power to elect the Prime Minister, we also have the power to bring him down. Our condition has gone from bad to worse in the last few years. Despite the government’s tall promises, it gave us nothing,” warned Om Prakash from Uttar Pradesh. [READ THE FULL REPORT HERE]
Students, lawyers, doctors - were among the various section of the society who on Thursday extended their support to farmers during their rally with food, water and medical care. [READ THE FULL STORY HERE]
Delhi: #Visuals from Ramlila Maidan on the second day of 2-day protest by farmers from all across the nation, who are asking for debt relief, better MSP for crops, among other demands pic.twitter.com/Awkh9uwIbh
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
Social activists and political leaders slammed the Union government Friday, alleging it has not implemented a "single major initiative" for farmers in the past four and a half years and that demonetisation worsened the agrarian distress in the country, reports PTI.
किसान देश पर भार नहीं हैं।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 30, 2018
किसान देश का सार हैं|
देश का किसान संकट में है|
उनकी उम्मीद टूट रही है।
उनके दिल में दर्द है।
हम किसान को अकेला नहीं छोड़ सकते।
चाहे कानून बदलना पड़े, सरकार बदलनी पड़े या प्रधानमंत्री बदलना पड़े, हम किसान का साथ देंगे। किसान के साथ न्याय होगा। pic.twitter.com/uiZ9lyCgET
Expressing solidarity with the farmers, who were staging a march in New Delhi seeking debt relief and better MSP, DMK President M K Stalin on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to their pain and work towards long term solutions.
Thousands of poor farmers from across India are marching in Delhi seeking debt relief & better MSP. Tamil Nadu farmers are facing the same plight.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) November 30, 2018
I urge PM @narendramodi to listen to the pain of these farmers and work towards long term solutions.#FarmersMarch#KisanMarch pic.twitter.com/o5PoOGuNko
#WATCH Former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah speaking at farmers' protest at Jantar Mantar,New Delhi pic.twitter.com/JpdhBgea82
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
राहुल गांधी और अरविंद केजरीवाल एक ही मंच पर है, इसका एक ही अर्थ है - ड्रामा और कन्फ़्यूज़न एक ही मंच पर है। देश की जनता ने इनका साथ छोड़ दिया है इसीलिए इनके एक साथ आने से कुछ नहीं होता - डॉ @sambitswaraj pic.twitter.com/vFaeBtyYTE
— BJP (@BJP4India) November 30, 2018
Arvind Kejriwal at farmers’ protest in Delhi: Five months are left, I demand that the Central Govt implement Swaminathan report.
If the loans of industrialists can be waived off, then the debt of farmers must be waived off as well. I assure the farmers of India, we are with you, don't feel afraid: Rahul Gandhi
Modi Government and BJP are boasting about betterment of India's position in the 'Ease of Doing Business' index. But, with 'Ease of Doing Business', India should also better itself in 'Ease of Doing Agriculture'. This is very important @narendramodi avare.#FarmersMarch
— H D Devegowda (@H_D_Devegowda) November 30, 2018
CPI (M)'s Sitaram Yechury at farmers’ protest in Delhi: BJP, Modi & RSS have only one weapon in hand that is Ram Temple. As the elections are approaching, they have started chanting ‘Ram Ram’. pic.twitter.com/D3Ht1rOeuT
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
Traffic Alert
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) November 30, 2018
Breakdown truck removed and traffic is normal from Mukandpur Village towards Outer Ring.
#FarmersMarch | "At least two farmers are committing suicide every hour in India. But It's a shame that farmers have to get to the streets to raise their voice for their rights. Government is still not doing anything about it," said youth leader @UmarKhalidJNU.@SanskritiTalwar. pic.twitter.com/TxpNr7Tv6X
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) November 30, 2018
