Farmers to protest in 30 cities from Nov 26 over pending demands

All India Kisan Sabha vice president Hannan Mollah said on Monday that farmers will hold protests in 30 cities from November 26-28 to pressure the central government on fulfilling pending demands.

“We protested in Delhi before. Now we’ll extend it countrywide and demonstrate in 30 cities to push the Centre on our demands,” Mollah said in Agartala after inaugurating a new office building of Krishak-khet mazdoor office in Agartala.

“Our demands include loan waivers, MSP implementation, compensation for protesting farmers’ families, and procurement and ration distribution of crops. These are yet to be met,” he said.

Mollah said farmers are distressed over not getting MSP for produce and many are committing suicide due to loan burdens.