Tamil Nadu farmers staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding better crop prices and river interlinking. Several farmers attempted to climb trees and a mobile tower, prompting police to intervene using a fire brigade crane to bring one protester down safely.
A group of farmers from Tamil Nadu, including a woman, staged a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, demanding better prices for their crops and the implementation of the river interlinking project. Several farmers attempted to climb nearby trees and a mobile tower as a form of protest.
Over 200 farmers from Tamil Nadu gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest against unfavorable crop prices and the lack of river interlinking. The farmers have climbed a mobile tower to draw attention to their demands, which include doubling crop prices, providing pensions to farmers, and linking all rivers in India. If their demands are not met, the farmers have threatened to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi.
Tamil Nadu farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi have escalated their agitation by climbing atop a mobile tower. Led by Ayyakannu, president of the National South Indian River Interlinking Farmers Association, the farmers are demanding that the government fulfill its promises to double crop profits and link rivers. Despite being initially denied permission to protest, the farmers were later granted permission by the court. They have threatened to contest elections against the Prime Minister in Varanasi if their demands are not met.
Around 200 farmers from Tamil Nadu gathered at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Tuesday to demonstrate against the central government’s handling of crop prices and the interlinking of rivers. The protesters carried skulls and bones belonging to farmers who had allegedly committed suicide due to financial distress. They demanded that the promised doubling of agricultural income be implemented and that the government address their concerns. The farmers threatened to contest the Lok Sabha elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi if their demands were not met. However, they emphasized that their protest was non-political and aimed solely at seeking government assistance.
