C. Java tobacco farmers to stage mass rally

Thousands of tobacco farmers grouped under the National Coalition of Clove Cigarette Saviors (KNPK) are planning to stage mass rally in protest against what they deem to be the government’s unfair treatment toward farmers, a coalition official says.

The farmers will be staging the rally simultaneously in regions like Magelang, Kendal, Temanggung, Kudus and Boyolali.

“We are expressing our worry toward the government decision to limit tobacco raw material purchasing, which puts the life of many tobacco farmers in jeopardy,” Fajar, from the Central Java branch of the KNPK said on Thursday as quoted by kompas.com. (dic)