Namita Waikar

Samyukta Shastri

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Hundreds
of farmers – men and women, along with some children – from the villages of
Bihar boarded the 13257 Jan Sadharan Express and travelled for 16 hours,
covering 990 kilometres, to reach Anand Vihar Terminal in east Delhi at 2 p.m.
on November 29, 2018.

While
waiting for the others, the first few to step off the train wasted no time –
their march to Ramlila Maidan began on the platform itself where they began raising
slogans: “We must get pension! Implement the Swaminathan Commission recommendations!
We demand one and a half times MSP…”.

More
farmers had arrived on other trains earlier that morning. They told us about
their demands, problems, the long-unresolved issues about rain-fed farming and
drought, the rising costs of diesel and fertilisers – while the price that
their crops fetch in the market remains nearly stagnant. They spoke of  how difficult it is  to give their children a good education or
provide decent healthcare for their families.

The
farmers in the video featured here are from villages in Madhepura,
Sitamarhi and Siwan districts of Bihar.

Farmers’ protest: from Bihar to Anand Vihar

কৃষক বিক্ষোভ: বিহার থেকে আনন্দ বিহার

शेतकऱ्यांचं आंदोलन – बिहार ते आनंद विहार

ଚାଷୀଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତିବାଦ : ବିହାରରୁ ଆନନ୍ଦ ବିହାର ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ

Delhi

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Farmers’ protest: from Bihar to Anand Vihar

At the end of last month, farmers from Bihar gathered outside Anand Vihar station in Delhi for the November 29-30 Kisan Mukti March. In the video featured here, they speak of their concerns and expectations

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