16.04.2008 | permalink
Nearly 150 farmers ended a rally here Saturday after marching through five states opposing the government policy on genetically modified seeds and seeking attention to the plight of peasants in the country. The Bija Satyagraha Yatra (non-violent seed march) that started from Champaran in Bihar March 26 and moved though Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. ”We started our movement from Gandhiji’s favourite Champaran and ended in Rajghat, his samadhi. We strictly kept it a farmers’ movement and discussed related issues across our route,” said renowned activist Vandana Shiva.