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Farmer’s protests highlight agrarian crises in India

An Indian farmer transports harvested paddy on a bullock-cart at Burha Mayong village in Morigaon district some 45kms from Guwahati in the northern state of Assam on June 3, 2018. (AFP)

Munawar Zaman
Press TV, New Delhi

Since last week thousands of desperate farmers have taken to the streets in different parts of India demanding higher prices for their produce and loan waivers. As our correspondent Munawar Zaman reports from New Delhi farmers are in dire situation amid mounting suicide epidemic and farm discontent.


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