Centre must introduce law to guarantee MSP for farmers: Rakesh Tikait
3 years ago

Centre must introduce law to guarantee MSP for farmers: Rakesh Tikait

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party led Central Government must bring a legislation to guarantee a Minimum Support Price for crops to protect the interests of farmers in the country, said Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday. Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had advocated the MSP while he was Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Tikait said that Mr. Modi at the time had wanted a nationwide law to ensure that farmers’ interests were guaranteed. There are several issues related to the agriculture and labour sectors that need attention and we will travel all over the country to highlight them,” said Mr. Tikait, who is also leader of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha - a federation of farmers and other outfits that has been protesting the contentious farm laws which were repealed recently. Among the demands of the protesting farmers camped at Delhi’s borders since November last year had been the revocation of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020, the Farmers’ Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and the Essential Commodities Act besides a new law enacted to guarantee the MSP on crops.

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Farmers push for SC’s help after parliamentary standing committee backs MSP law
1 day, 7 hours ago

Farmers push for SC’s help after parliamentary standing committee backs MSP law

Hindustan Times  

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death, and several protesting farmers’ unions have urged the Supreme Court to ask the Centre to implement a parliamentary standing committee’s recommendation for legally guaranteed support prices. In its report on demand for grants tabled in the just-concluded Parliament session, the standing committee on agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing has …

Punjab should procure all crops at MSP: Saini
1 week, 3 days ago

Punjab should procure all crops at MSP: Saini

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that all crops of farmers in Haryana are being procured at minimum support price and the Punjab government should also come forward and announce that the produce of farmers in the AAP-ruled state will be purchased at MSP. Interacting with reporters here on the sidelines of a handicraft exhibition, Saini said …

SC asks panel to mediate with farmers over highway blockade, suspension of agitation
1 week, 3 days ago

SC asks panel to mediate with farmers over highway blockade, suspension of agitation

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the court-appointed high-powered panel to engage with protesting farmers to persuade them to temporarily suspend their agitation or relocate it from highways along the Punjab-Haryana border, while ensuring that the well-being of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 18th day, remains a top priority. The court took note of Punjab advocate …

RJD MP Manoj Jha takes a jibe at Agriculture Minister says ‘a lot of difference between words and reality’
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

RJD MP Manoj Jha takes a jibe at Agriculture Minister says ‘a lot of difference between words and reality’

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha on Saturday took a jibe at Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for his Parliament address on farmers, saying, “There is a lot of difference between their word and reality.” Speaking with ANI, Mr. Jha criticised the authorities for the use of tear gas on the farmers protesting at the Sambu border with …

Farmers seek cheaper credit, lower taxes, doubling PM-KISAN amount in pre-budget meet with FM
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Farmers seek cheaper credit, lower taxes, doubling PM-KISAN amount in pre-budget meet with FM

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 7 Farmer representatives and agricultural stakeholders urged the government to provide cheaper long-term credit, implement lower taxes, and double the PM-KISAN income support during a comprehensive pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. Primary demands included reducing interest rates on agricultural loans to as low as 1 per cent and increasing the annual PM-KISAN instalment …

Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARGARH : Amid widespread discontentment among farmers over introduction of grain analyser machines in the kharif procurementseason, a delegation of Jay Kisan Andolan on Friday visited several mandis located in the bordering areas of Chhattisgarh to understand the paddy purchase system of the neighbouring state. The delegation comprised senior farmer leader Siba Prasad Pradhan, Jai Kisan Andolan’s district president Sushil …

In RS, Shivraj Assures MSP For All Crops As Farmers' Delhi March Deferred For Talks With Modi Govt Tomorrow
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

In RS, Shivraj Assures MSP For All Crops As Farmers' Delhi March Deferred For Talks With Modi Govt Tomorrow

ABP News  

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured the Rajya Sabha on Friday that the Narendra Modi government would procure all farm produce at the minimum support price. Highlighting the government's efforts, Chouhan said, “Since 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to calculate the minimum support price by giving 50 per cent profit on cost of production to farmers.” He …

Modi govt will buy all farm produce at MSP, says Shivraj Chouhan in Rajya Sabha
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Modi govt will buy all farm produce at MSP, says Shivraj Chouhan in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government has fixed minimum support prices of crops to give at least 50% returns and will purchase all farm produce at these rates, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday as farmers were taking part in a march to the Capital to demand legally guaranteed prices. Union agriculture minister …

‘MSP purchase is Modi govt’s guarantee,’ says India’s agriculture minister as farmer unions renew protests
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

‘MSP purchase is Modi govt’s guarantee,’ says India’s agriculture minister as farmer unions renew protests

Firstpost  

‘All produce of farmers will be purchased at minimum support price. This is the Modi government and the guarantee to fulfil Modi’s guarantee,’ Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in Rajya Sabha on Friday Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured the Rajya Sabha on Friday that the Narendra Modi government is committed to purchasing all farm produce at …

Agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan assures MSP for all farm produce amid farmers' Delhi march
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan assures MSP for all farm produce amid farmers' Delhi march

New Indian Express  

After his remarks, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked him to place on record the documents to substantiate his claim, which Chouhan agreed to. I want to assure the house through you that since 2019 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to calculate the minimum support price by giving 50 per cent profit on cost of production to farmers," the minister claimed. …

Protest planned against ‘anti-farmer, anti-worker’ policies of Centre on November 26
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Protest planned against ‘anti-farmer, anti-worker’ policies of Centre on November 26

The Hindu  

The leaders of Kula Vyatireka Porata Sangham have given a call for a protest on November 26 against what they called the Centre’s ‘anti-farmer, anti-worker and anti-people policies’. In a statement, KVPS State president O. Nallappa and general secretary Andhra Malyadri said the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had announced their decision to intensify their agitation in support …

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: Allegations are rife that the millers are causing trouble to farmers by not purchasing the grain at the MSP fixed by the Central government. The farmers bring two types of paddy to the purchase centres, but the millers are not buying the grain from IKP centres, due to a high moisture content. Meanwhile, IKP centre organisers said that farmers …

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi
1 month, 1 week ago

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Union minister of state for home and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that the state government is intentionally delaying the purchase of paddy from farmers to avoid paying the Rs 500 bonus promised by the Congress party. When the Central government is covering the full cost of paddy, including interest, why isn’t the Congress-led state government purchasing grain …

Announcement not enough, need legal guarantee for MSP: Farmer unions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Announcement not enough, need legal guarantee for MSP: Farmer unions

Hindustan Times  

A day after Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini announced that his government will buy all 24 crops on the minimum support price in the state, up from the existing 14, the prominent farmer unions in the state have now called for a legal guarantee for the MSP. Rattan Mann, state president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, said, “This announcement is …

Opposition protests Agriculture Minister’s incomplete reply on legal backing for MSP
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opposition protests Agriculture Minister’s incomplete reply on legal backing for MSP

The Hindu  

Accusing Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of ducking a question in the Rajya Sabha on introducing a legal guarantee for minimum support prices for all crops, a major demand of farmers’ organisations, Opposition leaders strongly registered their protests, leading to noisy scenes in the Upper House on July 26. The question was posed by Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal …

Will Modi govt bring law to give legal guarantee of MSP? Agri minister keeps everyone guessing – Firstpost
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Modi govt bring law to give legal guarantee of MSP? Agri minister keeps everyone guessing – Firstpost

Firstpost  

On Friday, the Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the BJP-led NDA government is constantly increasing MSP on food grains in view of farmers’ welfare The question of whether the government will work up a law to provide a legal guarantee of minimum support price on agricultural produce has once again come up in the …

'Will press govt ’: Rahul Gandhi recalls MSP promise after meeting with farmers
4 months, 4 weeks ago

'Will press govt ’: Rahul Gandhi recalls MSP promise after meeting with farmers

Hindustan Times  

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said on Wednesday that the INDIA bloc will press the BJP-led NDA government for a legal guarantee on minimum price support. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met a farmers' delegation inside Parliament complex on July 24. The Congress leader's statement came after meeting with 12 farmer leaders inside the Parliament complex, …

Fresh push for law to guarantee crop support prices
5 months, 1 week ago

Fresh push for law to guarantee crop support prices

New Indian Express  

Farmers’ organisations have been lobbying to bring in guaranteed minimum support prices through private member bills. The ‘non-political’ breakaway of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Morcha, who have substantial support in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, have parleyed with several non-NDA MPs to move the needle during the upcoming budget session of parliament. A legislative …

Farmers to petition Opposition MPs for private members’ bill on MSP guarantee
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers to petition Opposition MPs for private members’ bill on MSP guarantee

The Hindu  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading an agitation for the welfare of farmers, will be submitting a memorandum to the Opposition MPs on July 8 seeking the introduction of a private members’ bill demanding a law on Minimum Support Price guarantee and complete waiver of farm loans. The president of the Federation of Karnataka Farmers’ Associations Kurubur Shanthakumar, who …

Telangana Govt exploring options to ensure all genuine small and marginal farmers are benefitted by crop loan waiver
6 months ago

Telangana Govt exploring options to ensure all genuine small and marginal farmers are benefitted by crop loan waiver

The Hindu  

As the deadline for the implementation of crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh is approaching fast, Telangana Government is exploring various options to see that all eligible farmers, especially small and marginal farmers with holdings of less than five acres, benefited from the scheme. 40 lakh farmers across Telangana The Government is actively considering the PM Kisan Samman Yojana …

Centre clears new minimum support price for 14 Kharif crops
6 months ago

Centre clears new minimum support price for 14 Kharif crops

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday approved the minimum support price on 14 Kharif crops, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced. The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday approved the minimum support price on 14 Kharif crops Vaishnaw said that after today's decision, the farmers will get around ₹2 lakh crore as MSP. The minister said the Centre had a clear policy …

Farmers’ demand timely supply of agricultural inputs
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ demand timely supply of agricultural inputs

The Hindu  

The Bangaaru Vaickal Neeradhara Koottamaippu, a water users’ association, has sought the intervention of the Lt. Governor to ensure timely supply of agricultural inputs to farmers during the Sornavari season. In a memorandum to Lt. Radhakrishnan and other officials, V. Chandrasekhar, president of the association, said that though the harvesting of paddy had commenced, the Department of Agriculture had not …

Samyukta Kisan Morcha appeals to farmers to vote against the BJP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Samyukta Kisan Morcha appeals to farmers to vote against the BJP

The Hindu  

Members of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha have appealed to farmers to vote out the BJP. Farmer leaders from Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and other States urged farmers of North Karnataka to “punish the BJP” as it followed anti-farmer policies all through its tenure. We urge farmers, labour, women and the common man to teach a …

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal on Thursday alleged irregularities of over Rs 1 lakh crore in paddy procurement in the state and assured transparency will be restored if his party came to power. Describing the BJD government in the state as anti-farmer, Samal said if BJP comes to power, all paddy grown by farmers will be procured. Alleging the …

Samal promises paddy MSP of Rs 3,100, 7L jobs, if BJP comes to power in Odisha
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Samal promises paddy MSP of Rs 3,100, 7L jobs, if BJP comes to power in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With elections only around a month away and candidates for both the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats becoming battle-ready, state BJP president Manmohan Samal on Friday stepped on the accelerator of poll promises for the electorate, covering the crucial section of farmers, youth, poor and working class. While promising that the minimum support price of paddy will be enhanced …

Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative
9 months ago

Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative

The Hindu  

March 20, 2024 01:53 am | Updated 12:00 pm IST As the general elections draw closer, agrarian concerns have once again taken centre stage. This constitutes a ‘market failure.’ Thus, MSP ensures that agricultural commodity prices remain above a predetermined benchmark to facilitate remunerative price discovery. The Karnataka Agricultural Price Commission has laid out a clear roadmap, including potential financial …

Rahul Gandhi promises GST exemption for farmers
9 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi promises GST exemption for farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: In a major announcement, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised that farmers will be excluded from the ambit of GST and the PM Fasal Bima Yojana will be restructured if his party and the I.N.D.I.A. Swaminathan committee report; restructuring of the crop insurance scheme; withdrawal of GST currently recovered from farmers; loan waiver and protection of price of …

Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat: 30K Punjab farmers in 800 trucks, buses, trains to reach Delhi today
9 months, 1 week ago

Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat: 30K Punjab farmers in 800 trucks, buses, trains to reach Delhi today

Hindustan Times  

Scores of farmers from across Punjab started moving towards Delhi on Wednesday in more than 800 buses and trucks and several trains to attend Thursday’s “Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat” at Ramlila Maidan. Read Here | Farmers’ protest 2.0: New vanguards emerge as veterans pushed to margins The “mahapanchayat” is being held at a time when other farmer unions under the banner …

Centre committed to continue MSP regime: Piyush Goyal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre committed to continue MSP regime: Piyush Goyal

Hindustan Times  

​New Delhi The government is “committed to continue” the minimum support price regime, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, adding that it is considering procuring the entire quantity of maize and pulses from farmers at MSP to encourage diversification of crops from unsustainable, water-guzzling crops like rice. Read here: Farm loan wavier, legalising MSP to be in Congress manifesto, …

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?

The Hindu  

On February 13, groups of farmers began a march to New Delhi, to press for fulfilment of their demands, which include a legal guarantee for purchasing crops at Minimum Support Price and India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization which, they allege, places pressure on the Centre for drafting policies for procurement and MSP. While the Centre has fixed MSP …

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?

The Hindu  

On February 13, groups of farmers began a march to New Delhi, to press for fulfilment of their demands, which include a legal guarantee for purchasing crops at Minimum Support Price and India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization which, they allege, places pressure on the Centre for drafting policies for procurement and MSP. One of the most important demands …

Kavitha Kuruganti: “Don’t equate MSP with government procurement”
10 months ago

Kavitha Kuruganti: “Don’t equate MSP with government procurement”

New Indian Express  

As the country approaches yet another general election, the atmosphere in the nation’s capital is again heating up, but not because of the usual politics. Their primary demand is the establishment of legally-mandated minimum prices for all agricultural produce in India – also known as ‘legal MSP’ or ‘legal minimum support price’. In fact, many critics are interpreting the demands …

Farmers Demand MSP Legislation, Prepare for Delhi March
10 months ago

Farmers Demand MSP Legislation, Prepare for Delhi March

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day after the farmers’ leaders rejected the Centre's proposal for procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by government agencies for five years, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher demanded that the Centre convene a day-long Parliament session to bring legislation on MSP for all crops, a key demand of protesting farmers. Reports suggest that a large number …

Legal guarantee for MSP will make farmers drivers of GDP growth: Rahul Gandhi
10 months ago

Legal guarantee for MSP will make farmers drivers of GDP growth: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Legal guarantee for MSP will not make Indian farmers a burden on the budget but ensure that they become drivers of GDP growth, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday as he claimed that "lies" are being spread that the MSP guarantee is not feasible under the government's budget. In a post in Hindi on X, Mr. Gandhi claimed that …

“Not in favour, we reject it…”: Farmer leaders on Centre’s proposal over MSP
10 months ago

“Not in favour, we reject it…”: Farmer leaders on Centre’s proposal over MSP

Op India  

After the Centre brought a proposal to purchase crops at Minimum Support Price, farmers leaders rejected the proposal on Monday evening, saying that it had nothing for them. Addressing a press conference, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said that after the discussion, the forums rejected the proposal. After the fourth round of talks, General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh …

Farmers reject Centre's proposal to procure five crops at MSP over next five years
10 months ago

Farmers reject Centre's proposal to procure five crops at MSP over next five years

Hindustan Times  

Farmer leaders on Monday evening rejected the Centre's proposal to purchase five crops at minimum support price over the next five years, and announced that they will resume their ‘Dilli Chalo’ march on February 21, resuming their journey from the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border. Farmer leaders addressing media on Monday Addressing the media to inform them about the cultivators' decision, farmer …

Amid Standoff With Govt, Farmers' Body 'Rejects' Centre's 5-year MSP Contract Offer
10 months ago

Amid Standoff With Govt, Farmers' Body 'Rejects' Centre's 5-year MSP Contract Offer

News 18  

After the fourth round of talks between protesting farmers and Union Ministers concluded on Sunday night, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha – an umbrella organisation of farmer unions, which is not directly linked to those leading the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, has rejected the government’s 5-year MSP contract offer. After leaving the meeting with farmer leaders late Sunday night, Union Minister Piyush …

Farm talks: Govt offers plan to procure 3 crops; farmers march to Delhi on hold
10 months ago

Farm talks: Govt offers plan to procure 3 crops; farmers march to Delhi on hold

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Sunday proposed a plan to procure pulses, maize and cotton from farmers at minimum support prices, Union minister for food, commerce and consumer affairs Piyush Goyal said shortly after concluding the fourth round of negotiations with protesting farm unions that stretched beyond midnight. The minister said during the discussions, the government proposed an “innovative, out-of-the-box” plan, …

Farmer leaders reject Centre's MSP proposal, say they will march towards Delhi on Wednesday
10 months ago

Farmer leaders reject Centre's MSP proposal, say they will march towards Delhi on Wednesday

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers leaders taking part in the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by government agencies for five years, saying it was not in farmers' interest and announced that they will march towards the national capital on Wednesday. In the fourth round of talks with farmer leaders, a panel …

Issue ordinance for MSP guarantee, then continue talks, farmers tell Centre
10 months ago

Issue ordinance for MSP guarantee, then continue talks, farmers tell Centre

The Hindu  

A day ahead of the crucial meeting with the Centre, the protesting farmers from Punjab camping at different locations along the boundary with Haryana on Saturday asked the Union government to bring an ordinance for a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price on crops. At Shambhu, addressing a press conference, Sarwan Singh Pandher of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha said the government …

Farmers protest 2024 updates: Fourth round of talks between Centre-farmers to take place on Sunday, February 18, 2024
10 months ago

Farmers protest 2024 updates: Fourth round of talks between Centre-farmers to take place on Sunday, February 18, 2024

The Hindu  

The Bhartiya Kisan Union and the BKU took out a tractor march in Haryana and held dharnas outside the residences of senior BJP leaders in Punjab respectively in support of the protesting farmers. In Punjab, the BKU held dharnas outside the residences of former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh in Patiala, BJP’s Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar in Abohar and senior …

Govt can call Parliament's special session to make law on MSP if it wants, says farmer leader Sarwan Pandher
10 months, 1 week ago

Govt can call Parliament's special session to make law on MSP if it wants, says farmer leader Sarwan Pandher

India TV News  

Farmers' Protest: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Saturday said that the government can call a special session of the Parliament and make a law on legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price. No govt worked as much for farmers as Modi govt did, says Union Minister Commenting on the work done by the Centre, Thakur said, "No government has done …

Demand of legal guarantee for MSP on 23 commodities 'impossible': Farm expert
10 months, 1 week ago

Demand of legal guarantee for MSP on 23 commodities 'impossible': Farm expert

India Today  

Renowned agricultural economist Professor Ashok Gulati expressed his concerns over the potential fiscal disaster that could arise from legally guaranteeing a Minimum Support Price for farmers in India. He emphasised the basic economic principle of demand and supply, suggesting that legal MSPs would disrupt this balance, leading to surplus commodities that traders would avoid purchasing for fear of legal repercussions. …

Congress accuses PM Modi of ‘betraying’ farmers by not legally backing MSP
10 months, 1 week ago

Congress accuses PM Modi of ‘betraying’ farmers by not legally backing MSP

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “betrayed” farmers by not implementing the Swaminathan Commission recommendations on minimum support price and should apologise to the country for it, the Congress said on Wednesday. “Be it the BJP’s manifesto of 2014 or the recommendation of Chief Minister Modi’s committee in 2011, the Modi government betrayed the farmers on the guarantee of giving legal …

Lost in the MSP debate
10 months, 1 week ago

Lost in the MSP debate

Hindustan Times  

A bunch of farm unions have resumed their protests demanding that the Centre introduce a law to offer guaranteed minimum support prices. While representatives of the Centre, including the agriculture minister, are trying to resolve the situation through dialogue, it is extremely unlikely, if not impossible, that any law offering guaranteed MSPs for all crops can even be considered since …

Farmers’ stir points to larger issue of inadequate prices
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers’ stir points to larger issue of inadequate prices

New Indian Express  

Just when one thought that the BJP had everything sewn up—a groundswell of support for the Ram mandir at Ayodhya and numerous defections from the INDIA bloc—the farmers from Punjab and Haryana are on the move again, threatening to upset the government’s pre-poll calculations. The ‘Dilli Chalo’ march of over 200 farmer unions from Punjab is winding its way to …

Congress promises legal guarantee for MSP, supports protesting farmers
10 months, 1 week ago

Congress promises legal guarantee for MSP, supports protesting farmers

The Hindu  

Expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers in Delhi, the Congress on February 13 promised that it would provide a legal guarantee for minimum support price to farmers if its INDIA bloc alliance came to power. At a rally in Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and his predecessor Rahul Gandhi announced their plan to provide MSP in accordance with the …

Appeasing Annadata: Congress Promises MSP Guarantee, BJP Highlights Modi Govt’s Farmer-friendly Steps
10 months, 1 week ago

Appeasing Annadata: Congress Promises MSP Guarantee, BJP Highlights Modi Govt’s Farmer-friendly Steps

News 18  

The Delhi Chalo march of protesting farmers has also set in motion competitive politics to woo them and favourably shape public perception as the Lok Sabha elections near. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power at the Centre, has been listing out the many initiatives of the Narendra Modi government that have benefited the farming community, such as the …

Thousands of Indian farmers are marching to New Delhi to renew their demands over crop prices
10 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of Indian farmers are marching to New Delhi to renew their demands over crop prices

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian authorities Tuesday deployed heavy …

Lok Sabha elections: Congress vows to bring law guaranteeing MSP for crops if I.N.D.I.A bloc voted to power
10 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections: Congress vows to bring law guaranteeing MSP for crops if I.N.D.I.A bloc voted to power

India TV News  

In a significant development, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, along with senior leader Rahul Gandhi made a notable announcement on Tuesday. They declared that the I.N.D.I.A bloc would bring a legislation ensuring Minimum Support Price for various crops, if the Opposition alliance is voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Minimum Support Price is a form of market …

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