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Farmers stage protests in thousands of villages in Telangana, AP, demands withdrawal of 3 ordinances brought by Centre

Hyderabad, Aug 9 (UNI) On the 78th anniversary of the historic Quit India Movement that led to India’s Independence, farmer organisations under the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) launched a unified protest on Sunday with nine demands including the withdrawal of three recent ordinances brought by the Centre, which were termed as the “Corporate Agriculture Ordinances”.
In response to the nationwide call, farmers and farmer organisations organised protests in a couple of thousand villages covering all districts in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. In view of the Corona lockdown restrictions, the protests were organised in a decentralized manner with farmers gathering in their own villages near panchayat offices, distributing pamphlets, shouting slogans and burning copies of the three ordinances and the proposed Electricity Bill which proposes to remove subsidies for farmers.
In Hyderabad, AIKSCC leaders and activists protested at RTC Cross Roads junction for an hour from 1100 hours holding placards, raising slogans and burning copies of the ordinances. The key participants included AIKSCC National Working Group members Kirankumar Vissa and Vemulapalli Venkataramayya; State convenors Pasya Padma, T Sagar and Achutha Ramarao, along with activists B Kondal and Naveen Kumar from Rythu Swarajya Vedika, Venkat from Telangana Vyavasaya Karmika Sangham and others. The leaders burnt copies of the three Agri Ordinances and Electricity Amendment Bill, demanding their immediate withdrawal. They said, "The ordinances are meant primarily to open doors to domination of agribusiness corporations over Indian agriculture." While they are framed as if they will give more freedom to farmers, in reality, the small and marginal farmers will be dominated by the big companies which are being removed from regulations or restrictions. Hence, farmers across India are protesting today with the slogans "Corporate Bhagao, Kisani Bachao" and "Corporates Quit Indian Agriculture", they added.
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