Farmers stage protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demand authorized assure for MSP

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Scores of farmers affiliated with the All India Kisan Congress gathered on the Jantar Mantar right here on Friday, demanding authorized assure for MSP and compensation for the kin of farmers killed in final 12 months’s agitation towards the Centre’s three farm legal guidelines.

Thousands of farmers, significantly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, protested on the borders of the nationwide capital for over a 12 months, demanding the repeal of the three farm legal guidelines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced repealing the three legal guidelines in November.

The Congress’ unit for farmers on Friday accused the BJP-led central authorities of not cooperating with the farmers and reneging on its guarantees made to them following which, the year-long stir at Delhi borders was suspended.

Addressing a sea of protestors amid heavy safety, Senior Congress chief Randeep Surjewala criticised the Modi authorities for failing to fulfil the guarantees it has made to the farmers final 12 months. He known as the Narendra Modi-led authorities “anti-farmer”.

“It is because of the anti-farmer approach of the Modi government. This is one of the reasons why they find it difficult to implement MSP,” he stated.

“This protest should not be limited to Jantar Mantar. We should take it forward and fight for the rights of farmers, who feed the nation,” he added.

“Even though Congress has lost the election it has not lost the courage to fight. Modi government has failed to deliver on the promise of implementing a MSP law,” celebration chief Alka Lamba stated.

Speaking to PTI, Hargobind Singh, joint coordinator of the AIKC, stated, “Central government is neither cooperating with the farmers nor addressing their issues. It has been over a year since the anti-farm laws protest ended, but the government’s promise of ensuring MSP to farmers has not been fulfilled yet.”

“The centre should immediately release the compensation for the families of farmers who sacrificed their lives while fighting for their rights. It is unfortunate that the Centre does not even have the list of those who lost their lives during the protest. How will they even release the compensation?” he requested.

“The Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme must be implemented soon. The country still does not have a proper law for farmers which can directly benefit them,” he added.

Holding the Congress celebration’s flag and elevating slogans of “jai jawan, jai kisan”, farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and a few southern states gathered on the 18th-century observatory. The farmers stated they’re protesting towards the BJP authorities’s “anti-farmers policies”.

Dileep Singh, who hails from Punjab, asserted that the farmers ought to get their due rights.

“We have come here to protest against the Modi government and its anti-farmers policies. Farmers are being suppressed under this regime. We have gathered here for our rights. We believe that farmers should get their due rights.”

Kailash Yadav, who has come from Jaipur, stated, “We are here to strengthen the farmers’ movement. We are here in solidarity with our farmers who have been facing many problems under the present government.”

“We are not getting proper MSP and we were told that our salary would double but nothing of this sort has happened,” he added.

NEW DELHI: Scores of farmers affiliated with the All India Kisan Congress gathered on the Jantar Mantar right here on Friday, demanding authorized assure for MSP and compensation for the kin of farmers killed in final 12 months’s agitation towards the Centre’s three farm legal guidelines.

Thousands of farmers, significantly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, protested on the borders of the nationwide capital for over a 12 months, demanding the repeal of the three farm legal guidelines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced repealing the three legal guidelines in November.

The Congress’ unit for farmers on Friday accused the BJP-led central authorities of not cooperating with the farmers and reneging on its guarantees made to them following which, the year-long stir at Delhi borders was suspended.

Addressing a sea of protestors amid heavy safety, Senior Congress chief Randeep Surjewala criticised the Modi authorities for failing to fulfil the guarantees it has made to the farmers final 12 months. He known as the Narendra Modi-led authorities “anti-farmer”.

“It is because of the anti-farmer approach of the Modi government. This is one of the reasons why they find it difficult to implement MSP,” he stated.

“This protest should not be limited to Jantar Mantar. We should take it forward and fight for the rights of farmers, who feed the nation,” he added.

“Even though Congress has lost the election it has not lost the courage to fight. Modi government has failed to deliver on the promise of implementing a MSP law,” celebration chief Alka Lamba stated.

Speaking to PTI, Hargobind Singh, joint coordinator of the AIKC, stated, “Central government is neither cooperating with the farmers nor addressing their issues. It has been over a year since the anti-farm laws protest ended, but the government’s promise of ensuring MSP to farmers has not been fulfilled yet.”

“The centre should immediately release the compensation for the families of farmers who sacrificed their lives while fighting for their rights. It is unfortunate that the Centre does not even have the list of those who lost their lives during the protest. How will they even release the compensation?” he requested.

“The Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme must be implemented soon. The country still does not have a proper law for farmers which can directly benefit them,” he added.

Holding the Congress celebration’s flag and elevating slogans of “jai jawan, jai kisan”, farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and a few southern states gathered on the 18th-century observatory. The farmers stated they’re protesting towards the BJP authorities’s “anti-farmers policies”.

Dileep Singh, who hails from Punjab, asserted that the farmers ought to get their due rights.

“We have come here to protest against the Modi government and its anti-farmers policies. Farmers are being suppressed under this regime. We have gathered here for our rights. We believe that farmers should get their due rights.”

Kailash Yadav, who has come from Jaipur, stated, “We are here to strengthen the farmers’ movement. We are here in solidarity with our farmers who have been facing many problems under the present government.”

“We are not getting proper MSP and we were told that our salary would double but nothing of this sort has happened,” he added.