HYDERABAD: Amidst slogans of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’, hundreds of people hit the city streets on Tuesday in support of the farmer’s tractor rally organised in Delhi. With the Indian flag and Kisan flags, supporters started the rally from Saroornagar indoor stadium in the afternoon and culminated at Uppal X roads by the evening.
Organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), the rally witnessed participants from left parties, civil rights groups, women organisations. At 2pm, people started gathering the stadium with farming tools such as a plough, spade, shovel etc. apart from crops in their hands.
“There are students, IT employees, hawkers, domestic workers among many others who joined the parade. We want to send out a message to the Central government that the farmers protest is just limited to the farmers but all those who are affected by these laws,” said Kiran Vissa, AIKSCC national working group member and leader of Rythu Swarajya Vedika.
Soon, sea of people started moving towards the Uppal X roads with thorough traffic management by the Rachakonda traffic police that allowed the rally following the Telangana high court orders. There were numerous people who were seen walking on the streets with a flag in their hands.
Many who joined the procession sang and danced to the tunes of Rythu Yathra, a Telugu song composed for this rally. Some people were also seen dancing on the roads to the tune of Telangana folk songs.
“It’s been months that we are raising our voice against the farm laws. Our demands are loud and clear -- repel the farm laws and legalize MSP for all crops,” said Gaddam Venu, one of the participants who came from Saddupally village to attend the rally.
Similar rallies were taken out in many districts in Telangana such as Nizamabad, Mahbubnagar, Peddpalli, Mulugu among others.