Delhi Chalo farmers’ rally: Thousands arrive at Ramlila Maidan

Thousands of farmers from across the country are arriving at the National Capital demanding special session of Parliament to discuss the agrarian crisis.

Farmers, who will march to Parliament Street on November 30, have set up camp at the Ramlila Maidan. They came from various States, including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.

Traffic was disrupted in many parts of the city as they marched to the Ramlila Maidan in the heart of the city on four different routes — starting at the Anand Vihar, Nizamuddin and Bijwasan railway stations and at Sabzi Mandi.

Banded under the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), which claims to be an umbrella body of 207 organisations of farmers and agricultural workers, many of the farmers came in trains and other packed into buses and other modes of transport.

Those from Delhi and nearby Punjab and Haryana started collecting around 10.30 am, their leaders said.