Nearly 35,000 protesting farmers from the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) reached Mumbai on Monday, 12 March.
The farmers who joined the march from across the state of Maharashtra are demanding a complete loan waiver and the implementation of recommendations made by the Swaminathan Committee report that asserts that farmers be paid one and a half times more than the cost of production from the government.
Social Media Stands In Support of Farmers
Social media saw some emotional reactions with most people talking about the arduous journey and the hardships the ‘ones who feed us’ go through.
In Solidarity With the Farmers
Many users on Twitter urged their fellow citizens to not view the protest as a road blockage but as an issue that needs everybody’s immediate attention.
Earlier, the farmers were going to resume their journey on Monday morning, but to avoid inconvenience to citizens and students appearing for their board exams, the farmers travelled overnight.
The silent protest of the farmers, which started on 6 March 2018 from CBS Chowk in Nashik, entered its sixth day on Monday. Covering the 180-km distance on foot, the farmers took the ‘Long March’ to press for their demands of compensation and loan waiver.
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