Farmers, workers protest Modi govt's 'anti-labour policies' in Delhi

Left leaders said it was a rare occasion that farmers, agricultural workers and organised sector workers have come together to jointly march for their rights

Thousands of farmers, peasants and workers carrying red flags and wearing red T-shirts and saris, marched amid rain and Delhi traffic on Wednesday to demand farm loan waivers, an end to “anti-labour policies of the Narendra Modi government” and better minimum wages. They also protested the “communal and divisive agenda” of the government and atrocities on the Dalit community. 

The march, from New Delhi’s Ramlila Ground to Parliament Street, comprised agricultural workers, farmers and factory workers from across the country. Left leaders said it was a rare occasion that farmers, agricultural workers and organised sector workers have come together to jointly