Master Stroke(02.10.2018): Heavy security deployed at Delhi-UP border following farmers' protest

Kisan Kranti Yatra, a protest rally organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Union began on October 23 from Haridwar, Uttarakhand and was scheduled to reach the Kisan Ghat in the national capital on Tuesday, October 2. The protest was led by Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Rakesh Tikait, who is the son of BKU founder Mahendra Singh Tikait. Farmers marched towards Delhi demanding unconditional loan waiver for farmers, clearing of dues by sugar mills, higher prices for crops, free electricity for farms and a cut in diesel prices.