Farmers, trade union activists court arrest as part of ‘Corporates, Quit India’ agitation in Mysuru
Farmers and trade union activists in Mysuru were detained by police during a 'Corporates, Quit India' protest. The demonstrators were opposing land acquisition policies, labor code revisions, and demanding guaranteed minimum support prices for agricultural produce.
Why it matters
The protest reflects ongoing tensions between labor/farmer unions and government policies regarding corporate land use and economic reforms in India.
Several activists belonging to farmers’ outfits and trade unions courted arrest by marching towards the city railway station in Mysuru on Monday as part of their ‘Corporates, Quit India’ agitation.
The agitation organised jointly by the Samyukta Horata Karnataka and the Joint Committee of Trade Unions to mark the historic ‘Quit India’ movement’s anniversary was aimed at opposing “forcible and unjust land acquisition and corporate land grabbing, and the anti-worker revision of minimum wages.”
The representatives of farmers’ outfits and trade unions gathered at the Nanjaraj Bahadur Choultry in the city before marching towards the city railway station. However, the police prevented them from going ahead with their programme to lay siege to the railway station and took them into custody. They were, however, released later.
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