Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers’ protests outside 250 offices today

Protests will be held outside 250 Central government offices in the State on Friday as part of the nationwide stir against the farm Bills passed by Parliament recently. In Thiruvananthapuram, senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and All India Kisan Sabha vice president S. Ramachandran Pillai will inaugurate the protest outside Raj Bhavan, the Karshaka Samyuktha Samithi, which is spearheading the agitation in the State, said on Thursday. Samithi leaders Sathyan Mokeri and K.N. Balagopal urged farmer organisations and farmers to support the agitations. The All India Kisan Sangarsh Coordination Committee has called the nationwide stir opposing the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill introduced by the Centre. Meanwhile, the All India Unorganised Workers Congress and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) OBC (Other Backward Classes) department continued their protest against the Bills in several parts of the State. Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala said the laws would sound the death knell for farmers in the country.

The Hindu

2020-09-25

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,KERALA