Sickle salaam: Farmers organise 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Delhi to amplify demands of MSP

Rising in protest once again, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has organised ‘Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat’ at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan today. Farmers affiliated to Bharatiya Kisan Union's Rakesh Tikait faction have joined the 'Mahapanchayat'. (Image credit: PTI)

The farmers who gathered at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi in large numbers, raised slogans against the Centre's policies. (Image credit: PTI)

In a letter "against the corporate, communal, dictatorial regime", SKM has called for a countrywide protest against BJP "for not implementing the agreement with SKM dated 9.12.2021 regarding MSP@C2+50% with guaranteed procurement to all crops, Comprehensive Loan Waiver for farmers despite 1,00,474 farmers committed suicide (2014-2022), Rapid Privatisation of Electricity, Protecting the Ajay Mishar Teni, Union (MoS) Home Affairs- the Killer of Farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri." (Image credit: PTI)

Talking about the 'Mahapanchayat', Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said, "Our leadership here will discuss and later we will announce their decision. MSP guarantee law is a big issue. Whatever decision is taken today, the people gathered here would inform about it to people in their respective villages, cities, states. There is a need of a big agitation in the country." (Image credit: PTI)

Highlighting that the government has not fulfilled farmers' demands, BKU president Gurnam Singh Chaduni said, "The government has not fulfilled the demands of farmers and workers so far. We have organised Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat at Delhi's Ramlila Ground to push for all the pending demands. We are going there." (Image credit: PTI)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the opposition INDIA bloc, if voted to power, will be the "voice of farmers" and frame policies to protect them. "The INDIA alliance government will be the voice of farmers and work to protect their interests," Gandhi said. (Image credit: PTI)

Delhi police said that they have made "elaborate arrangements" to maintain law and order as farmers attend Mahapanchayat in Delhi. (Image credit: PTI)

Police warned commuters on Wednesday that traffic on the Noida-Delhi highways could slow down today due to a planned farmers' demonstration in the national capital. However, the Police informed that traffic, so far, has been smooth. (Image credit: PTI)

The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday send busloads and trainloads of farmers to Delhi by night from Punjab for Thursday's kisan mahapanchayat despite the allowed rally size of only 5,000. The farmers from Haryana's Bangar area will get there on foot. (Image credit: PTI)