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Anger pours out on the streets of the capital against unconstitutional, anti-farmer Land Ordinance
Over 350 organizations, twenty thousand farmers-workers from across country threaten intensified stir
Delegation met President today at 6 pm:
No compromise on core demands to repeal Black Ordinance
Delhi: Fury and frustration rocked the capital today, as nearly twenty thousand farmers, adivasis, workers, fisher people and others dependent on land for their livelihood converged from the length and breadth of the country and warned the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government that they shall intensify their stir, if the unconstitutional Ordinance amending the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act, 2013 Act is not dropped in toto. From amidst songs and slogans, flags and banners, representing the diversity of the social movements from across the country, the voice that emerged was clear and united – Drop the Ordinance: Stop Land Acquisition, Ensure Land Rights.
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