A delegation of 500 farmers from Kerala left for Delhi on Monday by bus from here to join their counterparts who have been protesting against the contentious farm laws since November 26 last year at the borders of Delhi.
The farmers belong to Kerala Karshaka Sangham, the state chapter of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), one of the organisations at the forefront of the protest.
AIKS vice-president S. Ramachandra Pillai flagged off the bus, which is expected to reach Delhi on January 14. They would participate in the protest at Shahjahanpur.
K.N. Balagopal, secretary of Kerala Karshaka Sangham, told PTI that the next batch would also leave soon.
“We are not going just for expressing solidarity. We are going to participate in the agitation because the farm laws affect the state in a very serious manner. It affects the food security, price of our food grains will be affected by these laws,” Balagopal said.
In Kerala, the farmers have been on an indefinite protest since December 12.