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Farmers" Union activists from Punjab and Haryana shout slogans during a rally against rising food inflation at Parliament Street in New Delhi Friday, 05 March 2010.

Farmers" Union activists from Punjab and Haryana shout slogans during a rally against rising food inflation at Parliament Street in New Delhi Friday, 05 March 2010.

Mising community people doing mock pouching as celebrating Ali-Aye-Ligang, traditional festival of Mising community to pray the God of Rain (Barun) for better cultivation at Murong Okum, Japorigog in Guwahati on Wednesday, 17 February 2010.

Mising community people perform traditional dance as celebrating Ali-Aye-Ligang, traditional festival of Mising community to pray the God of Rain (Barun) for better cultivation at Murong Okum, Japorigog in Guwahati on Wednesday, 17 February 2010.

Mising women perform traditional dance as celebrating Ali-Aye-Ligang, traditional festival of Mising community to pray the God of Rain (Barun) for better cultivation at Murong Okum, Japorigog in Guwahati on Wednesday, 17 February 2010.

Mising community people doing mock pouching as celebrating Ali-Aye-Ligang, traditional festival of Mising community to pray the God of Rain (Barun) for better cultivation at Murong Okum, Japorigog in Guwahati on Wednesday, 17 February 2010.

Former Union minister and Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar with Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti, an NGO engaged in the welfare of farmers in the region and others sit on dharna demanding separate Vidarbha in Nagpur on Sunday, 03 January 2010.

Tribal’s hold placards during a rally near the parliament house in New Delhi on Thursday, 17 December 2009. Hundreds of tribal’s and farmers from all over the country gathered in New Delhi to protest against the Forest Rights Bill and asked the government to accept the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Scheduled Tribes, and for the enhancement of their social and economic status.

Tribal’s hold placards during a rally near the parliament house in New Delhi on Thursday, 17 December 2009. Hundreds of tribal’s and farmers from all over the country gathered in New Delhi to protest against the Forest Rights Bill and asked the government to accept the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Scheduled Tribes, and for the enhancement of their social and economic status.

Tribal’s hold placards during a rally near the parliament house in New Delhi on Thursday, 17 December 2009. Hundreds of tribal’s and farmers from all over the country gathered in New Delhi to protest against the Forest Rights Bill and asked the government to accept the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Scheduled Tribes, and for the enhancement of their social and economic status.

Tribal’s hold placards during a rally near the parliament house in New Delhi on Thursday, 17 December 2009. Hundreds of tribal’s and farmers from all over the country gathered in New Delhi to protest against the Forest Rights Bill and asked the government to accept the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Scheduled Tribes, and for the enhancement of their social and economic status.

Tribal’s hold placards during a rally near the parliament house in New Delhi on Thursday, 17 December 2009. Hundreds of tribal’s and farmers from all over the country gathered in New Delhi to protest against the Forest Rights Bill and asked the government to accept the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Scheduled Tribes, and for the enhancement of their social and economic status.

BJP activists and farmers in a huge crowd during BJP Rally in Nagpur Tuesday, 08 December 2009.

BJP activists and farmers in a huge crowd during BJP Rally in Nagpur Tuesday, 08 December 2009.

BJP State President Nitin Gadkari with farmers in a huge crowd during BJP Rally in Nagpur Tuesday, 08 December 2009.

BJP State President Nitin Gadkari with farmers in a huge crowd during BJP Rally in Nagpur Tuesday, 08 December 2009.

Grassroots activists, village councilors, farmers, agriculture unionists and academics from 18 of India"s 27 states take part in a Right to Food protest in New Delhi on Thursday, 26 November 2009. Protesters demanded that the Congress party-led UPA government lives up to its promise of guaranteeing food security, in particular following the drought that has hit the country.

Grassroots activists, village councilors, farmers, agriculture unionists and academics from 18 of India"s 27 states take part in a Right to Food protest in New Delhi on Thursday, 26 November 2009. Protesters demanded that the Congress party-led UPA government lives up to its promise of guaranteeing food security, in particular following the drought that has hit the country.

Grassroots activists, village councilors, farmers, agriculture unionists and academics from 18 of India"s 27 states take part in a Right to Food protest in New Delhi on Thursday, 26 November 2009. Protesters demanded that the Congress party-led UPA government lives up to its promise of guaranteeing food security, in particular following the drought that has hit the country.

Grassroots activists, village councilors, farmers, agriculture unionists and academics from 18 of India"s 27 states take part in a Right to Food protest in New Delhi on Thursday, 26 November 2009. Protesters demanded that the Congress party-led UPA government lives up to its promise of guaranteeing food security, in particular following the drought that has hit the country.

Social activist and National Alliance for People"s Movement (NAPM) and Naramada Bachao Andolan National Convenor Medha Patkar along with forest workers shouts anti-government slogans during a protest near parliament in New Delhi on Friday,20 November 2009.Hundreds of NAPM activists, farmers, tribals and forest workers demanded that Congress-led UPA government not pass the proposed Land Acquisition bill.

Social activist and National Alliance for People"s Movement (NAPM) and Naramada Bachao Andolan National Convenor Medha Patkar along with forest workers shouts anti-government slogans during a protest near parliament in New Delhi on Friday,20 November 2009.Hundreds of NAPM activists, farmers, tribals and forest workers demanded that Congress-led UPA government not pass the proposed Land Acquisition bill.

Thousands of sugar cane farmers demonstrate in New Delhi on Thursday, 19 November 2009. The farmers, many of whom traveled from the country"s biggest cane-growing state Uttar Pradesh, paralyzed traffic in the capital"s centre as they demanded a higher state-set price for their crop.

National Lok Dal President Ch, Ajit Singh try to stop the sugar cane farmers while Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh wait for address during the demonstrate in New Delhi on Thursday, 19 November 2009. The farmers many of whom traveled from the country"s biggest cane-growing state Uttar Pradesh, paralysed traffic in the capital"s centre as they demanded a higher state-set price for their crop.

Thousands of sugar cane farmers demonstrate in New Delhi on Thursday, 19 November 2009. The farmers, many of whom traveled from the country"s biggest cane-growing state Uttar Pradesh, paralyzed traffic in the capital"s centre as they demanded a higher state-set price for their crop.

Thousands of sugar cane farmers demonstrate in New Delhi on Thursday, 19 November 2009. The farmers, many of whom traveled from the country"s biggest cane-growing state Uttar Pradesh, paralyzed traffic in the capital"s centre as they demanded a higher state-set price for their crop.

Indian farmers and youth from Vidharba, an eastern region of Maharashtra state hold lanterns and placards during a protest outside the Social Justice Ministry in New Delhi on Wednesday, 18 November 2009. Backed up by Greenpeace activists, the Vidharba residents wanted to highlight their lack of continuous electricity supply.

Indian farmers and youth from Vidharba, an eastern region of Maharashtra state hold lanterns and placards during a protest outside the Social Justice Ministry in New Delhi on Wednesday, 18 November 2009. Backed up by Greenpeace activists, the Vidharba residents wanted to highlight their lack of continuous electricity supply.

Sugarcane farmers at a protest demonstration seeking higher prices for their yield at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday, 16 November 2009.

Sugarcane farmers at a protest demonstration seeking higher prices for their yield at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday, 16 November 2009.

Bhartiya Kissan Union President Mahender Singh Tikaet during the Sugarcane farmers protest demonstration seeking higher prices for their yield at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday, 16 November 2009.

Members of Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) from Punjab shout slogans during a demonstration to demand a better minimum support price (MSP) for paddy at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Friday, 25 September 2009.

Members of Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) from Punjab hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration to demand a better minimum support price (MSP) for paddy at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Friday, 25 September 2009.

Member of Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) from Punjab holds placard during a demonstration to demand a better minimum support price (MSP) for paddy at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Friday, 25 September 2009.

Members of Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) from Punjab during a demonstration to demand a better minimum support price (MSP) for paddy at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Friday, 25 September 2009.

A farmer from Punjab under the banner of Bhartiya Kissan Union stage dharna to demand review of MSP of Paddy and regularisation of water distribution in their state at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Tuesday, 22 September 2009.