Harda district collector Srikant Banot has said that more than 50,000 farmers in the district would be paid Rs 157 crore crop insurance within 15 days. Farmers protesting under the banner of Aam Kisaan Union had on Saturday decided to donate their blood to the state government, which they alleged was “sucking their blood” by ignoring their misery. Authorities were at a loss at the gesture and allowed only 10 out of the 150 farmers to donate blood. There are roughly 53,000 farmers in the district who are suffering due to damaged crop,” he said. Farmers in the state had earlier too staged innovative protests.

Source: Hindustan Times September 05, 2016 00:11 UTC