BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said that farmers will observe 'Virodh Diwas' on Monday demanding that the Centre should fulfil their promise made to farmers on MSP.
Farm sector needs intervention at multiple levels
The ninth of year-ender series finds out why farm sector's multiple problems remain unresolved
The government on Wednesday decided to increase the minimum support price (MSP) of milling copra by Rs 255 per quintal and ball copra by Rs 400 per quintal.
The MSP for milling copra has been increased to Rs 10,590 per quintal from Rs 10,335 in 2021, and that for ball copra has been raised to Rs 11,000 per quintal from Rs 10,600
Continuing to back the demands of farmers, BJP MP Varun Gandhi has piloted a private member's bill seeking legal guarantee of MSP with financial outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore
PDPS is part of the broader bouquet of schemes called Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) that was launched in September 2018
The SKM leaders said in a press conference that protest sites across the country will start winding up on Dec 11 after holding a victory rally to mark the occasion
A five-member committee constituted by the SKM for dialogue with the government on the protesting farmers' remaining demands on Wednesday said farm unions are hopeful
'Nearly all demands raised by us have been met.... Letter (from government with assurances on farmers' demands) has been received,' says farmer leader Kulwant Singh Sandhu
The Centre sent the agitating farmers a draft copy regarding their demands, which were discussed in a meeting
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday rejected notices under Rule 267 by some Opposition leaders seeking a discussion on municipal polls and legislation on the minimum support price (MSP)
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that the farmers will continue their agitation and will not return home until all their demands are met.
The move comes a day after both the Houses of Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws against which farmers have been protesting for a year
States and Centre should jointly work towards ensuring MSP; farm law repeal temporary setback to growth and development of agriculture
Congress in-charge for Gujarat Raghu Sharma on Monday demanded that the government bring a law to guarantee farmers a minimum support price (MSP) for their produce
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday said farmers will not leave the protest site unless a discussion on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and other issues are held
With now one of their chief demands met, farmers have now moved on to force the government to concede on MSP
RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha on Sunday demanded that the government should bring a bill to provide legal guarantee for MSP
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday hit out at the government, accusing it of trying to divide the farmers, and said it should talk to them to resolve their issues or else "we are not going away".