A huge march was taken out on 29 June 2015 under the banner of the Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Mahasabha, Mathura district committee to protest in front of the Collector. Hundreds of farmers and workers from dozens of villages participated in the march which started from the Tank chowraha and culminated in front of the Collector’s office. The marchers rent the air with slogans such as, “Kisan mazdoor ekta zindabad, poonjivad ho barbad” (farmer-workers’ unity long live, down with capitalism), “Bhoomi adhigrahan adhyadesh wapas lo” (Take back land acquisition ordinance), “Ola vrishti se barbad faslon ka muawza do” (Pay compensation for crops destroyed by hail storm), and “Ek lakh tak karja maaf karo (Waiver debts till the amount of one lakh)”. Braving the scorching heat, the protesters showed remarkable enthusiasm. The march culminated in a meeting in front of the Collector’s office conducted by Com. Rakesh Verma and presided over by Com. Hada Ranvir Singh. All the speakers exposed the anti-farmer policies of the Central as well as the state government. They dubbed the Modi government an Ambani-Adani government which was soaked in corruption and also unmasked the anti-people policies of the Akhilesh government. At the end of the meeting a delegation submitted a memorandum to the President through the SDM, who was representing the DM.
