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Tens of thousands of Indian farmers stage protest in Mumbai
Farmers from Nashik, situated 165 kilometres north of India's financial capital, walk on the roadside towards Mumbai, as they organised a protest rally on March 11, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Published
45 min ago
MUMBAI (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protested in Mumbai on Monday (March 12) after walking more than a hundred kilometres to demand better crop prices and land rights.
The farmers, wearing red caps and carrying red flags, arrived in the city following a six-day trek from Nashik, situated 165 kilometres north of India's financial capital.
Officials estimated that up to 30,000 demonstrators, including elderly women and young children, had gathered at Azad Maidan playing field in the south of Mumbai to press their demands.
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers stage protest in Mumbai
Farmers from Nashik, situated 165 kilometres north of India's financial capital, walk on the roadside towards Mumbai, as they organised a protest rally on March 11, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Published
45 min ago
MUMBAI (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protested in Mumbai on Monday (March 12) after walking more than a hundred kilometres to demand better crop prices and land rights.
The farmers, wearing red caps and carrying red flags, arrived in the city following a six-day trek from Nashik, situated 165 kilometres north of India's financial capital.
Officials estimated that up to 30,000 demonstrators, including elderly women and young children, had gathered at Azad Maidan playing field in the south of Mumbai to press their demands.
