Thousands of farmers from across the country who are protesting the land bill at Jantar Mantar in the capital today, have vowed they won't move unless the government ordinance is withdrawn.
The farmers say that the bill, which has done away with the clause seeking their consent before acquiring land, is against farmers. Their protest comes a day after 14 political parties marched to the President's House to protest the land bill.
Today, the farmers, gathered under the aegis of the Bhartiya Kissan Union, are also demanding that the government help those farmers whose rabi crops have been destroyed by the unseasonal rains.
Om Singh Yadav, 27, another farmer, asked why it was difficult to convince leaders to give farmers the right price for their produce. "Do you want to see farmers die?" said the farmer from Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.
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The government needs to pass the bill in both houses of Parliament soon; the ordinance or emergency executive order that it seeks to ratify will lapse on April 5.
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