India: Protesting farmers plan to enter New Delhi to scale up demonstrations

Farmers from various states, from Kerala in the south to Madhya Pradesh in central India, will arrive in New Delhi by trains and buses on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

The farmers, who are demanding higher prices for their crops, intensified their protest after several rounds of failed talks, resulting in clashes with the police that left one protester dead and several injured on both sides.

Thousands of farmers, mainly from the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, with around 3,000 tractors, are stuck at three borders that were blocked by police and paramilitary troops with barricades.

According to protest leaders, farmers are determined to continue protesting until their demands for higher support prices, backed by law, are met.