The Delhi Government will have to face the farmer’s ire again today. Earlier there was huge unrest in Delhi due to farmers agitation.Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) leader Sukhbir Khalifa had announced that the march till the Parliament complex would press the demand for compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws.
The march will begin from 12 pm near the Mahamaya flyover and will move towards Delhi on foot and on tractors.Farmers from 20 districts, including Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr,Aligarh and Agra, will be part of the march.
The five demands include the allocation of 10 per cent plots and 64.7 per cent increased compensation under old acquisition law, four times the market rate compensation and 20 per cent plots should be given on the land acquired after January 1, 2014.
Further, the children of landless farmers should be given employment and rehabilitation. Other demands are for government orders on the issues passed by the High Power Committee and proper settlement of the populated areas.
