Hundreds of farmers, labourers and members of Dalit organisations in Bengaluru on Monday protested against the contentious farm bills pass...
Hundreds of farmers, labourers and members of Dalit organisations in Bengaluru on Monday protested against the contentious farm bills passed in Parliament a day earlier, The Indian Express reported. The protesters also demonstrated against land legislations proposed by the Karnataka government.
Farmers and traders have been vehemently opposing the new bills, alleging the government wants to discontinue the minimum support price regime in the name of reforms. They fear that the bills would bring about corporate dominance in agriculture. The chaotic scenes at the Rajya Sabha on Sunday over the manner in which the bills were passed through a hurried voice vote – and not a division of votes – has also led to protests across the country.
The rally began at Bengaluru’s Anand Rao Circle and moved towards the city’s Freedom Park before ending in a public meeting. Among those who participated in the protests were veteran freedom fighter HN Doreswamy, Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav, writer Devanur Mahadeva and former Justice HN Nagamohan, reported NDTV.
Yadav told the channel that these protests showed how it is not just the farmers of Punjab and Haryana who are angry with the government’s proposed agriculture policies. “Farmers across the country are angry,” he added. “Prime Minister [Narendra Modi] says only the opposition, including the Congress, is sponsoring...
