NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indian farmers in crowded buses and trains traveled to New Delhi on Thursday to press their demand for new legislation to guarantee minimum profitable crop prices, after weeks of being blocked from the city.
The farmers avoided using their tractors after authorities barricaded highways into India's capital with cement blocks and barbed wire. A condition for allowing their rally in the city was not to use their farm vehicles. They were also barred from carrying sticks or swords to avoid clashes with police.
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