Posted 3/3/2024, 12:37:00 PM
Indian Farmers Plan Mass Protests in Delhi Over Crop Prices and Government Support
- Indian farmers plan to march to Delhi on March 6 to demand higher crop prices and government support
- Protest leaders are seeking minimum purchase prices and other guarantees from the state for farmers
- Farmers will block railway lines across India on March 10 as part of the protest campaign
- The protests began in early February in Punjab and were blocked from reaching Delhi
- In 2021 the government promised to set up a panel to find ways to ensure support prices for all farm produce, but farmers say this has not happened