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Delhi/Palakkad, October 30, 2010: The pan-Indian 71-day bus tour called Kisan Swaraj Yatra entered Kerala today on its 29th day to a warm welcome by the Kerala Government. Speaking on behalf of the state government of Kerala, Mr Mullakkara Ratnakaran, Minister for Agriculture, said that all the issues being raised by the Yatra are issues of concern for the state government too and that they are addressing these concerns in the state. The Minister promised to join the Yatra when it ends at Rajghat on December 11th 2010, after covering 20 states. The Yatra was welcomed by a large group of citizens in Palakkad here today, where the local MLA, Mr Diwakaran raised his concern around the disappearance of honeybees and the huge environmental imbalances that we are creating. More...

Today, the Yatra entered Kerala from Palakkad. The whole day was packed with events and we would have reached out to nearly two thousand people in one day directly. More...

Coimbatore, October 29, 2010: Accusing the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU) of taking up research that benefits only agri-business corporations in various collaborative research projects and of facilitating appropriation of farmers’ varieties, hundreds of farmers raised and donated money to the TNAU, urging it to take up research for them and not just for corporations. This was done as part of the Kisan Swaraj Yatra, which arrived in Coimbatore today, on its last day in Tamil Nadu. Farmers here also picked up the issue of land appropriation for more than 150 SEZs, road construction and airport expansion and demanded that the government of Tamil Nadu stop appropriating farmers’ resources.More...

It was amazing – the TNAU Vice Chancellor had deputed the Controller of Examinations to meet with us in response to a letter that the South Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers’ Movements (SICCFM) had given him some time back. Even this, after a long wait and some persuasion after the VC pulled out of the commitment made some time back to meet the Yatris and the Tamil Nadu farmer representatives. More...

Palakkad (Contact No. Sri Narayanan, Jaiva Karshaka Samithi – 9447962242) 9.00 am : KSY to reach Palakkad via Coimbatore 9.30 am to 11.30 am : Meeting at Kota Maidan, Palakkad town (Chief Guest : Sri... Read More

10 am, Perumanallur village : Farmers’ Memorial, to pay homage to farmers killed in police firing 01.00 pm – 03.00 pm : Public protest meet opp. Red Cross Society Bldg in Coimbatore 04.00 pm –... Read More