Leaders of farmers’ and workers’ unions expressed deep concern that the free trade agreements (FTAs) being pursued by the Narendra Modi-led Central government has been causing severe damage to India’s agricultural sector. They asked the public to make the nationwide ‘Quit Corporates’ protest on August 13 a grand success, following the call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions.
A joint meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Farmers’ Associations District Coordination Committee and the District Struggle Committee of Workers’ Unions was held here on Sunday. The meeting was presided over by Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham district president Katta Bhaskar Rao.
