Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers to leave for Delhi from Nashik on December 21

NASHIK: The All-India Kisan Sabha’s Maharashtra unit has given a call to the farmers across the state to join the march to Delhi in support of the farmers who are on strike outside Delhi demanding a repeal of the three agriculture norms passed by the Union government. An online meeting of the Maharashtra unit was held and it was decided that the farmers will start their Delhi-bound journey from Nashik on December 21 and reach the national capital by December 23 to join the protests. “We will start on Monday at 11 am. The farmers from the various districts will join us in Nashik and then we will leave for Delhi,” said Raju Desle, the state secretary of the sabha. “It is now or never. We will have to wage the ‘fight’ against the Union government. We will not settle for anything short of the acts — that promote contract farming, do away with minimum support price, and remove the cap on the storage by the traders — are repealed. All these laws will kill agriculture. Therefore, we have decided to join the farmers there,” another office bearer said. The farmers from Maharashtra will stay in Delhi for five to eight days and they will carry their ration along with them. They have also been asked to make arrangements for their bedding and warm clothes as they will have to stay in the open. They will even pay for their own transportation costs. The participants have been asked to ensure that they carry hand sanitizers and other things required as part of Covid-19 guidelines. The farmers from all other districts will reach Nashik on December 20 evening. Those from neighbouring districts of Palghar, Thane, Ahmednagar will reach Nashik on Monday morning.

The Times of India

2020-12-17

Nashik