LUCKNOW, Nov. 5 -- The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), Uttar Pradesh, has announced a series of protests at the district level and in Delhi on November 26 to demonstrate against the anti-farmer policies of the central and state governments. The decision was formalised during a state council meeting held in Lucknow on Wednesday.

SKM central leaders P Krishna Prasad and Ashish Mittal, while briefing the press, stated that the protests would target the policies of both the Uttar Pradesh "double-engine" government and the RSS-BJP government at the Centre. Additionally, farmers from National Capital Region (NCR) districts will lead demonstrations in the national capital.

The SKM leaders alleged that a thriving black market for fertilisers and an...