Kisan Mukti March: Thousands of Farmers March to Parliament
Thousands of farmers from across India have massed in New Delhi demanding a special 21-day session of the Indian parliament to discuss ongoing agrarian crises, and demand the passage of laws on farm loan waivers and minimum prices for their produce, in a move putting pressure on the Indian government ahead of the 2019 general election.
Farmers and agricultural laborers march towards the Indian Parliament during a protest rally in New Delhi on November 30, 2018. Thousands of farmers are marching to India's Parliament demanding higher prices for their produce and a government waiver on their farm loans to alleviate hardships. (Image: AP)
Farmers take part in a march organised by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) organization and Communist Party of India (Marxist) alongwith other leftist groups, as they call for pro-farmer legislation in the Indian parliament, in New Delhi. (Image: AFP)
Farmers and agricultural laborers march towards the Indian Parliament during a protest rally in New Delhi. (Image: AP)
All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) members and farmers arrive for a two-day rally to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce, in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
Farmers wave flags and shout slogans as they march towards Ramlila Ground during a protest rally demanding a complete waiver of debt and fixed assurances on crop prices, in New Delhi. (Image: Reuters)
Family members of farmers carry photographs of their relatives who committed suicide as they arrive in the Indian capital for a two day’s protest in New Delhi. (Image: AP)
A farmer wearing an animal mask takes part in a march organised by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) organization and Communist Party of India (Marxist) alongwith other leftist groups in New Delhi. (Image: AFP)
Farmers, workers and agricultural laborers wave red communist flags as they arrive for a two day’s protest in New Delhi. (Image: AP)
All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) members and farmers arrive for a two-day rally to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce, in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
A family member of farmers carries the photograph of her relative who committed suicide as farmers arrive for a two day’s protest in New Delhi. (Image: AP)
Farmers wave flags and shout slogans as they march towards Ramlila Ground during a protest rally demanding a complete waiver of debt and fixed assurances on crop prices, in New Delhi. (Image: Reuters)
Farmers, workers and agricultural laborers wave red communist flags as they arrive for a two day’s protest in New Delhi. (Image: AP)
All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) members and farmers arrive for a two-day rally to press for their demands in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
Farmers assemble at a meeting point before their march towards Ramlila Ground during a protest rally demanding a complete waiver of debt and fixed assurances on crop prices, in New Delhi. (Image: Reuters)
