Namita Waikar

Samyukta Shastri

Sharmila Joshi

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They first took a boat, then two trains. Then around 80 farmers from villages in the Sundarbans, in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, alighted at Anand Vihar railway station in east Delhi, after journeying for more than 1,400 kilometres. They had come to participate in the Kisan Mukti Morcha on the morning of November 28, to present their demands at the rally. These include infrastructure in their area, fair prices for their produce and widows’ pensions. “We farmers are neglected. There is no development or proper systems in place for the farmers. They are now shifting from their main livelihood,” said Prabir Mishra. “We came together to demand support for the livelihood of the people of the Sundarbans. We will stay together – 80 representatives from seven blocks have come to Delhi to fight for all the 19 blocks of the Sundarbans and for West Bengal,” he adds.“With a lot of pain and suffering we came to this developed city in hope of something good,” says Durga Niyogi as she joins the other marchers towards the Gurudwara Shri Bala Sahibji where they will stay the night and march towards Ramlila Maidan the next day.

'Whatever we grow, we suffer losses'

'ગમે તે પાક ઉગાડીએ, અમારા નસીબે નુકસાન જ લખ્યું છે'

'எதை வளர்த்தாலும் இழப்புதான்'

’ہم جو کچھ بھی اُگاتے ہیں، اس میں ہمیں نقصان ہی ہوتا ہے‘

‘हम जो कुछ भी उगाते हैं, उसमें हमें नुकसान ही होता है’

‘कोणतं पण पीक घ्या, आमच्या पदरी घाटाच आहे’

ଆମେ ଯାହା ଚାଷ କରୁଛୁ, କ୍ଷତିରେ ପଡୁଛୁ’

‘যা-ই ফলাই, তার সবটুকুই লোকসান’

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'Whatever we grow, we suffer losses'

Farmers from the Sundarbans, in Delhi for the November 29-30 march, speak of their problems and hopes

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