Thousands of Indian farmers are marching again to Delhi, the country’s capital, in an effort to secure minimum price assurances for their crops.
When the farmers’ demonstrations resumed in early February, the government spoke with unions about preventing farmers from marching to Delhi from neighboring states Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
The Delhi Police maintained that an order issued on February 26 prevented protestors from entering Jantar Mantar and that no permission had been granted to farmers to hold rallies there.
This development coincides with a call by farmers’ organizations for farmers nationwide to travel to the nation’s capital on Wednesday in order to achieve their goals, which include a legal guarantee of a minimum support price for crops.
The two major umbrella groups leading the farmer’s protest, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) (SKM), issued a call three days ago for farmers to arrive in Delhi on March 6.
Farmers at the Shambhu and Khanauri border crossings between Punjab and Haryana have been camping since the beginning of their ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest march on February 13.
The instruction has been slammed by the two farmer’s organizations, who claim it is an attempt to silence their voices and restrict their freedom to peaceful protest.
