Unseen faces of protest: Watch thousands of farmers from across the country gather in Delhi
Footage from the rallies showed the farmers protesting in Ramlila Maidan, demanding debt relief and higher support prices.
#ChaloDilli #farmersmarch pic.twitter.com/ApwMEkhhHE
— Neha Dixit (@nehadixit123) November 29, 2018
Thousands of farmers arrived in Delhi on Thursday to demand loan waivers and higher levels of Minimum Support Price for their produce.
The protesters came from different corners of the country, including Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, converging at Ramlila Maidan to participate in the two-day Kisan March. A march from the maidan to the Parliament Street was scheduled for Friday.
Support poured in for the farmers from the general public, with activists and their families also joining in. Pictures and videos from the rally on Thursday and the cultural programme held on the grounds in the evening were posted on social media. Volunteers from various organisations erected tents for the agitating farmers and arranged for food and water to be provided to them.
Farmers across the country about to start a mega protest rally from Ramlila Maidan to Parliament Street #FarmersMarch pic.twitter.com/rhCpeiFQ5y
— Katkurwar Saurabh (@krait_saurabh) November 30, 2018
Video from Farmers protest at Ramleela Maidan. Thank you #JasbirJassi for this ..... #FarmersProtest#FarmersMarch pic.twitter.com/DvmOpWtFCJ
— Vikas Yogi (@vikaskyogi) November 29, 2018
Adivasis from Maharashtra doing their traditional dance to hilariously improvised rebellious lyrics. "Pepsicola pepsicola tarah tarah ka cola, par pani gayab paya jab nal khola". Joyful laughing from protesting farmers #dillichalo #farmersmarch pic.twitter.com/hDMLxBn30p
— Rohini Mohan (@rohini_mohan) November 29, 2018
Bhangra organised for the #FarmersMarch by Army Ex-servicemen 's Association led by Major General Satbir Singh. #KisanMuktiMarch pic.twitter.com/H2ArnXw8OF
— Abhipsha Mahapatro (@calmchutney) November 29, 2018
Daughters marching with pictures of their fathers who committed suicide because of agrarian crisis #FarmersProtest #FarmersMarch #ChaloDilli pic.twitter.com/4ioS6Hlkvp
— Neha Dixit (@nehadixit123) November 29, 2018
To highlight their plight, farmers from across the country have gathered in the national capital. This is the fourth national protest in the last year-and-a-half, clearly the present government is not lending an ear #FarmersProtest #FarmersMarch pic.twitter.com/F6cwNEG9G0
— Aishwarya Paliwal (@AishPaliwal) November 29, 2018
#Farmersmarch heading towards Azad maidan from Lalbaug area, demanding better compensation for drought and transfer of Forest rights to tribals. Video: Emmanuel Yogini.@the_hindu @tragicosmicomic pic.twitter.com/kJcAM8NaXH
— Prashant Nakwe (@prashantnakwe) November 22, 2018
