Farmers in large numbers gather at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan for ‘Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat’ | Pics
Farmers gathered at Ramlila Ground for a "Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat" on Thursday to protest against BJP-led Centre's farming policies.
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Various farmer unions gather at Ramlila Maidan for a Kisan Mahapanchayat in New Delhi on Thursday. On February 22, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 37 farm unions, initiated the call for the 'mahapanchayat'.(PTI)
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Farmers are pressing for legislation ensuring legal status for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops. They voiced their discontent against the Union government's policies at the protest venue. Although the SKM did not actively participate in the "Delhi Chalo" march, it has supported splinter groups.(PTI)
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Security personnel are on guard during the Kisan Mahapanchayat at Ramlila Maidan, with the Delhi Police permitting the event under certain conditions, including a cap of 5,000 attendees and no tractor trolleys or marches.(PTI)
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Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait speaks to PTI during the Kisan Mahapanchayat in New Delhi.(PTI)
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