Thousands Gather For Farmers Rally In Lucknow To Keep Pressure On PM Modi
NDTV
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmers' unions, organised a massive rally in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow to demand Minimum Support Prices for all crops, following PM Modi's announcement to repeal the three farm laws.
Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved into demands for the three farm laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally today to demand that minimum support prices be extended to all produce, not just rice and wheat.
The protest movement launched by farmers more than a year ago, becoming one of the most serious political challenges to the BJP government, resulted in PM Modi making a surprise commitment on Friday to roll back the the three agricultural reform laws.
Thousands gathered for the latest rally in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, where the BJP seeks to hold onto power in the state elections due early next year.
Since late 2020, thousands of farmers have camped on the outskirts of New Delhi as part of a mass agitation to pressurise PM Modi into rolling back the reforms.
