Demanding the release of pending wages under MGNREGA and declare the State as drought-hit, farm workers from across Dharwad district took out a protest march and staged a demonstration in Dharwad on Friday.
The protest march taken out under the aegis of All India Kisan Khet Mazdoor Sanghatan (AIKKMS), began from Kadapa Maidan and covered the thoroughfares of the city before reaching office of the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat, where the dharna was staged.
Addressing the protesters, president of the Dharwad district unit of AIKKMS Deepa said that following the delay in the southwest monsoon, which then became weak in the months of June and July, many districts in the State received scanty rainfall. Consequently, farmers who opted for early sowing suffered loss due to deficit rain, she said.
