Farmers March

Highlights of the day: Farmers say won't march to Delhi for 2 days

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Congress adopts resolution on making MSP for crops a legal right of farmers

The Congress on Sunday resolved to make minimum support price for crops a legally enforceable right of farmers with any purchase of agricultural produce below it a punishable offence. The party also said no criminal proceedings will be initiated against farmers over debt and no land will be auctioned to recover outstanding loans. The party, in a resolution on farmers and agriculture adopted at its 85th plenary session here, also resolved to provide one-time immediate relief to farmers from indebtedness by bringing a debt waiver scheme to waive up to Rs 6 lakh each farmer. "The Indian National Congress resolves that MSP (minimum support price) should be a legally enforceable right of the farmers. Purchase of agricultural produce below MSP be made a punishable offense," the party said. "MSP should be calculated based on the C-2 cost plus 50 per cent profit as suggested by the Swaminathan Commission and subsequently recommended in the report of the Group of Chief Ministers headed by t

RSS-linked BKS to take out Kisan Garjana protest march in Delhi next week

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), a farmers' organisation, on Thursday said it would take out national level 'Kisan Garjana' protest march in Delhi on December 19 to seek various relief measures for the cultivators to improve their condition. BKS's executive committee member Nana Aakhre said in a release that farmers, who provide food grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, etc, are "very disappointed" today due to lack of returns to their farm produce, and are committing suicide due to it. "In order to address the woes of the farmers, the BKS demands profitable prices on all the farm produce. Also, Goods and Services Tax (GST) should not be levied on the farm produce and the financial relief provided under the Kisan Samman Nidhi should be increased," it said. Aakhre said that lakhs of farm workers from across the country will participate in the 'Kisan Garajna' rally in the national capital on Monday. The BSK also said the government should not

SKM to stage farmers' marches to Raj Bhavans on 2nd anniversary of stir

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday decided to conduct large farmers' marches to Raj Bhavans on the second anniversary of the SKM-led farmers' struggle

SKM leaders question composition of MSP panel, may give it a miss

Farmers' grouping has also been roiled by factional disputes since year-long agitation was called off

Will approach SC: Rakesh Tikait on bail to minister's son in Lakhimpur case

Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', is a key accused in the case and the Allahabad High Court granted him bail on February 10

'Singhu in our heart': Smiles abound as farmers start heading home

Ladders, tarpaulin, poles and ropes lay scattered at the once-buzzing protest site, while blankets, pillows, mattresses and chairs were neatly stacked on the roadside

Samyukta Kisan Morcha meeting underway to decide future course of agitation

The meeting assumes significance, as it is happening less than a week after the Centre had passed a bill in Parliament to repeal the three contentious farm laws

Farmer leader received call from govt to discuss MSP: Samyukt Kisan Morcha

Samyukta Kisan Morcha confirmed that a farmer leader from Punjab received a call from the government, asking for five names from the SKM's side to constitute a committee for discussing MSP issue

Cost estimates of legalising MSP purely theoretical attempts: Ramesh Chand

States and Centre should jointly work towards ensuring MSP; farm law repeal temporary setback to growth and development of agriculture

Govt to introduce bill in LS on Monday to repeal contentious farm laws

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will introduce the bill in the house, which was approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday

Samyukt Kisan Morcha suspends its Nov 29 tractor march to Parliament

The decision to suspend the march comes two days ahead of the commencement of the Winter Session of Parliament, during which a bill to repeal three central farm laws is slated to be introduced

Protest wont end yet, next decision on Nov 27, says Rakesh Tikait

The ongoing anti-farm laws protest will not end yet and its future course of action will be decided on November 27, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said

SC panel member writes to CJI urging early release of report on farm laws

Anil Ghanwat wrote to Chief Justice of India, urging him to consider releasing the report on the three agri laws in the public domain at the earliest or authorise the committee to do so

'Release our report on farm laws,' SC panel member urges apex court

Now that the three laws are going to be repealed, this report can play an educational role, says Anil Ghanwat

AP Assembly passes bill to repeal Act intending 3 capitals for the state

CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, however, told the Assembly his government would bring a 'comprehensive, complete and better' Decentralisation Bill

Indian economy will face crisis if there is law on MSP: SC panel member

Indian economy will face a crisis if a law is made for guaranteeing minimum support price for crops, Anil Ghanwat, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed committee on farm laws, said on Monday

Besides agri laws, many farmers' issues need to be resolved: Tikait

Tikait said there are many issues of farmers that need to be resolved as a large number of them gathered for 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' to press their demands for a legal guarantee for MSP

Farm laws: Farmers head to Lucknow for Monday's Kisan Mahapanchayat

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will hold a mahapanchayat in Lucknow to press for law guaranteeing MSP and the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, whose son is an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

People doubtful whether farm laws will actually be repealed: Digvijaya

Digvijaya Singh said people are doubtful about whether the three contentious farm laws will actually be repealed or not as several BJP leaders claim that these legislations will be brought back soon