Kisan Mukti Sansad
| Event Start Date: 20th November 2017 | Event End Date: 20th November 2017 | Event Venue: Delhi |
On the 14th, the results of #KisanKiLoot ground level evidence-building were shared widely on social media using pictures of farmers from different states, growing different crops presenting numbers and showing how they are being systemically looted. This trended on twitter charts that day, which is unusual for farmers’ issues!
On the 15th, a group of women farmers went and questioned the CACP Chairperson on the price recommendations made by this Commission. They obviously got no satisfactory response, and came out and told the media how there is no institution in the country which is explicitly concerned about their price-related plight.
On the 16th, dummies of farmers were seen hanging from important flyovers in Delhi, to sensitise Delhi’ites to the issue of farmer suicides. 16th also saw a social media buzz with lots of celebrities joining ordinary urban citizens in saying they are #Indebted2Farmers.
On the 18th, many farmer groups from all over the country began their long, difficult journeys to Delhi, many without confirmed tickets. IN the case of Maharashtra, a special train has been arranged bringing around 2000 farmers into Delhi.
One more interesting activity is going to play out today.