Photos: Maharashtra, Punjab, UP and Tamil farmers join forces in a united agitation
Updated On Jul 20, 2017 10:13 AM IST
The group of farmers from Tamil Nadu who had grabbed headlines earlier this year, for their unique methods of protests, have returned to Jantar Mantar. Farmers from Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh have also joined force with farmers from Tamil Nadu for a ‘united agitation’.
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The group of farmers from Tamil Nadu who had grabbed headlines earlier this year, for their unique methods of protests, have returned to Jantar Mantar with 17 skulls and 17 pairs of femur bones allegedly of farmers who had committed suicide in the face of drought and debt. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
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Farmers from Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh joined force with farmers from Tamil Nadu for a united agitation. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Tamil Nadu farmers, who had grabbed headlines with their novel and sometimes gimmicky protest methods earlier this year, were seen with chains around their wrists, to symbolize their helplessness (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
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54 year old Rani claims to hold the skull of her deceased husband Radha Krishnan during a protest in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
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A group of 40 children from Maharashtra, whose farmer parents had committed suicide, also joined the agitation to urge farmers not take their own lives, no matter how difficult their circumstances might be. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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The Tamil Nadu government declared a drought in the state after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that the northeast monsoon in 2016 was the worst in 140 years. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
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According to the National Crime Records Bureaus latest available data, 12,602 farmers have committed suicide in 2015. This is almost 2% more than the number of suicides in 2014. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Tamil farmers during their protest for loan waiver and drought-relief package, at Jantar Mantar. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
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