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  • Congress will take out Kisan Nyay Yatra in MP, preparations for a fierce protest demanding increase in MSP

    Congress state president Jitu Patwari (file photo)

    Highlights

    Congress state president Jeetu Patwari attacked the BJP government. He called the BJP’s promise of doubling the income of farmers a lie. He said that the farmers have understood the reality of this government.

    State Bureau, Naiduniya, Bhopal. The Congress party, which is attacking the government on issues like inflation, unemployment, violence against women in Madhya Pradesh, is now preparing to take to the streets with farmer organizations on the issues of farmers. In this connection, on September 20, the Congress is going to take out a Kisan Nyay Yatra across the state.

    Under this, the Collector’s office will be gheraoed at all district headquarters. A large number of Congress leaders and workers will reach there with tractors along with the farmers.

    Congress is demanding support price of Rs 6000 for soybean, Rs 2,700 for wheat and Rs 3,100 for paddy per quintal for farmers. State Congress President Jeetu Patwari said that the BJP government’s promise of doubling the income of farmers is false and the farmers of the state have seen this. The news is being updated..

  • Social media accounts suspended, govt trying to suppress our voice: Farmer leader Pandher

    Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Friday accused the Center of trying to “suppress” the voices of the protesters, claiming social media accounts of farmers and YouTubers have been suspended. Protesting farmers have stayed put at Shambhu and Khanauri points on Punjab’s border with Haryana for the fourth day after their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to press the Center for various demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops, was stopped. by security forces which led to clashes.

    Union ministers and farmer leaders met on February 8, 12 and 15 to discuss the farmer unions’ demands but the talks remained inconclusive. The two sides will meet again on February 18 for a fourth round of talks.

    Talking to reporters on Friday, Pandher said that during the meeting with Union ministers a day ago, “we raised the issue of the suspension of Internet and Twitter (now X) handles of farmer leaders”. Also alleging that the government has suspended the accounts of around 70 YouTubers who were showing farmers’ protest, he said it appears “the government wants to suppress our voice.”

    Pandher said that during the talks with the Union ministers, they raised the issue of the use of “force” against farmers by the paramilitary personnel deployed at the PunjabHaryana border who fired tear gas shells at the protesters.

    He claimed that around 70 farmers have sustained serious injuries in an action by Haryana security personnel at Shambhu and Khanauri borders. The farmer leader said the talks with the Union ministers were held in a positive atmosphere and various demands of the protesters, including a law on MSP and debt waiver, were discussed. The government said they wanted to continue talks, Pandher said, adding that their ‘Delhi Chalo’ call still stands and the protesters were staying put at the PunjabHaryana border so that a solution emerges through talks.

    On Thursday, Pandher said during the meeting with ministers they raised the issue of tear gas shelling by the paramilitary forces on farmers at the Shambhu and Khanuri borders. He said they showed the shells to the ministers during the meeting.

    Haryana Police on Friday again fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesting farmers when they moved towards the barricades at the Shambhu border near Ambala.

    Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal demanded the release of farmers who were either arrested or detained by the Haryana police.

    Besides a legal guarantee of MSP, the farmers are demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, no hike in electricity tariff, withdrawal of police cases and “justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and compensation to the families of the farmers who died during a previous agitation in 202021.

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  • 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.

  • Farmers say ‘govt hasn’t saved its phrase’, to start stir

    Express News Service

    CHANDIGARH:  Alleging that the BJP-led NDA authorities has breached the written assurances given to the farmers and to mark the second anniversary of the agitation in opposition to the now-repealed three farm legal guidelines, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday introduced to carry countrywide marches to Raj Bhavans on November 26. 

    Incidentally, November 26 can be the day when the primary agitation began in 2020. The group has additionally urged rural voters in poll-bound Gujarat to query and punish the ruling BJP on the authorized assure of minimal help worth (MSP) situation within the upcoming meeting elections. 

    A gathering between 33 farmers’ union of Punjab underneath SKM was held at Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali, the place it was determined to take out the march on November 27, from the gurdwara to Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh and likewise submit a memorandum to the Punjab governor.

    Similarly, farmers’ unions in about 22 different states will take out marches to Raj Bhavan of their respective states and submit memorandums to the president. Similar marches to the workplaces of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of all political events can be held from December 1 to 11.

    The outstanding leaders who attended the assembly had been Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Darshan Pal and Harinder Singh Lakhowal. Senior SKM chief and BKU (Lakhowal) General Secretary, Harinder Singh Lakhowal whereas accusing the federal government stated, “It was one of the biggest demands of the farmers and the SKM had rejected the government’s committee on it. We have not got justice yet in last year’s Lakhimpur Kheri incident,” he added.
     

    CHANDIGARH:  Alleging that the BJP-led NDA authorities has breached the written assurances given to the farmers and to mark the second anniversary of the agitation in opposition to the now-repealed three farm legal guidelines, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday introduced to carry countrywide marches to Raj Bhavans on November 26. 

    Incidentally, November 26 can be the day when the primary agitation began in 2020. The group has additionally urged rural voters in poll-bound Gujarat to query and punish the ruling BJP on the authorized assure of minimal help worth (MSP) situation within the upcoming meeting elections. 

    A gathering between 33 farmers’ union of Punjab underneath SKM was held at Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali, the place it was determined to take out the march on November 27, from the gurdwara to Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh and likewise submit a memorandum to the Punjab governor.

    Similarly, farmers’ unions in about 22 different states will take out marches to Raj Bhavan of their respective states and submit memorandums to the president. Similar marches to the workplaces of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of all political events can be held from December 1 to 11.

    The outstanding leaders who attended the assembly had been Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Darshan Pal and Harinder Singh Lakhowal. Senior SKM chief and BKU (Lakhowal) General Secretary, Harinder Singh Lakhowal whereas accusing the federal government stated, “It was one of the biggest demands of the farmers and the SKM had rejected the government’s committee on it. We have not got justice yet in last year’s Lakhimpur Kheri incident,” he added.
     

  • Govt dishonest farmers, MSP hike lower than even inflation price: Congress

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused the Modi authorities of dishonest farmers and mentioned the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for rabi crops introduced by it’s even lesser than the speed of inflation.

    Congress normal secretary Randeep Surjewala mentioned even because the BJP dispensation is patting its again for MSPs, it has the truth is “duped the farmers” and claimed that their exhausting labour has obtained misplaced within the lights of Diwali.

    “The Modi government has once again cheated the farmers on the MSPs. The MSP of Annadata farmers’ hard work got lost again in the lights of Diwali. The Modi government patted its back by announcing the MSP of rabi crops, but duped the farmer and left them to shed tears of blood,” he mentioned in a sequence of tweets in Hindi.

    Calling out the BJP for what it referred to as as “fraud with farmers”, he mentioned the bitter reality is that the Modi authorities solely proclaims MSP however doesn’t purchase crops on the MSP and demanded that the MSP legislation granting authorized standing to MSP is urgently required.

    “BJP’s ‘Shakuni Chausar’ has made the farmer’s life difficult. No Cost+50 percent, no fair price nor enough buying. Neither is the law on MSP being made. Modi ji promised in 2014 that he will give cost plus 50 per cent to farmers. Cost+50 per cent is far away, the declared MSP is less than the MSP demanded by the BJP governments themselves,” he claimed, alleging betrayal with the annadata.

    ALSO READ | Modi authorities varieties panel to make ‘simpler and clear’ MSP

    The Rajya Sabha MP mentioned leaders can say rhetoric, however statistics do not lie, claiming that the Congress-UPA authorities elevated the MSP by 205 per cent whereas within the final eight years of the Modi authorities, the rise in MSP is simply 40 per cent. “The MSP declared by the Modi government is even less than the inflation rate of the country. Inflation increased more and the MSP was less. “Countrymen, please assume and communicate concerning the 70 crore farmers and farm labourers of the nation for 2 minutes on Diwali. Think concerning the toiling farmer-labourer, due to whom you eat even when he destroys himself. Happy Diwali everybody. Jai Jawan,” he mentioned.

    The central authorities earlier this week raised the MSP of six rabi crops by as much as 9 per cent, with Rs 110 per quintal enhance for wheat crop to spice up home manufacturing and farmers’ revenue. Wheat MSP has been raised by 5.45 per cent to Rs 2,125 per quintal from Rs 2,015 per quintal to encourage extra space underneath the crop amid tight authorities inventory place owing to low procurement, fall in manufacturing and better exports.

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused the Modi authorities of dishonest farmers and mentioned the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for rabi crops introduced by it’s even lesser than the speed of inflation.

    Congress normal secretary Randeep Surjewala mentioned even because the BJP dispensation is patting its again for MSPs, it has the truth is “duped the farmers” and claimed that their exhausting labour has obtained misplaced within the lights of Diwali.

    “The Modi government has once again cheated the farmers on the MSPs. The MSP of Annadata farmers’ hard work got lost again in the lights of Diwali. The Modi government patted its back by announcing the MSP of rabi crops, but duped the farmer and left them to shed tears of blood,” he mentioned in a sequence of tweets in Hindi.

    Calling out the BJP for what it referred to as as “fraud with farmers”, he mentioned the bitter reality is that the Modi authorities solely proclaims MSP however doesn’t purchase crops on the MSP and demanded that the MSP legislation granting authorized standing to MSP is urgently required.

    “BJP’s ‘Shakuni Chausar’ has made the farmer’s life difficult. No Cost+50 percent, no fair price nor enough buying. Neither is the law on MSP being made. Modi ji promised in 2014 that he will give cost plus 50 per cent to farmers. Cost+50 per cent is far away, the declared MSP is less than the MSP demanded by the BJP governments themselves,” he claimed, alleging betrayal with the annadata.

    ALSO READ | Modi authorities varieties panel to make ‘simpler and clear’ MSP

    The Rajya Sabha MP mentioned leaders can say rhetoric, however statistics do not lie, claiming that the Congress-UPA authorities elevated the MSP by 205 per cent whereas within the final eight years of the Modi authorities, the rise in MSP is simply 40 per cent. “The MSP declared by the Modi government is even less than the inflation rate of the country. Inflation increased more and the MSP was less. “Countrymen, please assume and communicate concerning the 70 crore farmers and farm labourers of the nation for 2 minutes on Diwali. Think concerning the toiling farmer-labourer, due to whom you eat even when he destroys himself. Happy Diwali everybody. Jai Jawan,” he mentioned.

    The central authorities earlier this week raised the MSP of six rabi crops by as much as 9 per cent, with Rs 110 per quintal enhance for wheat crop to spice up home manufacturing and farmers’ revenue. Wheat MSP has been raised by 5.45 per cent to Rs 2,125 per quintal from Rs 2,015 per quintal to encourage extra space underneath the crop amid tight authorities inventory place owing to low procurement, fall in manufacturing and better exports.

  • Jantar Mantar protest: Farmers allure the lot with conventional apparel, emotional join 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Among the a whole bunch of farmers who started their demonstration on the Jantar Mantar over a slew of points, 64-year-old Sriaj Kodyuriv from Kerala garnered probably the most consideration along with his ‘Adivasi’ apparel Kodyuriv reached Delhi on Monday after masking a three-day prepare journey from Kerala.

    For a number of hours, he stood at Jantar Mantar holding placards that learn Implement MSP, Save farmer’.

    “Farmers are closest to nature. If they abandon their farm equipment, we won’t be getting any food. I am here for this,” Kodyuriv stated.

    Asked why he selected the ‘Adivasi’ apparel, he stated: “This is to ship a message that the farmers and tribal individuals deserve their rights.

    “Jantar Mantar buzzed with voices of dissent on Monday as farmers from all around the nation gathered right here demanding a legislation making certain minimal help worth for crops, farm mortgage waiver, and sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra.

    Ajay Mishra is the daddy of Ashish Mishra, an accused in a case associated to mowing down 4 farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh throughout a farmer protest final October.

    Farmers, a whole bunch in quantity, launched their protest amid heavy safety preparations in a ‘mahapanchayat’ referred to as by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) at Jantar Mantar.

    They waved flags, wore caps with the identify of their farm organisations inscribed on them, and raised slogans for farmer unity and in opposition to the Centre accusing it of not coming good on its guarantees.

    Farmers protested on the Gazipur border in New Delhi.
    Express video | @parveennegi1. pic.twitter.com/3WRQltgFuQ

    — The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 22, 2022

    Magha Nibori, a farmer from Punjab with one acre of farmland which he cultivates with seasonal crops, stated he got here right here absolutely ready to remain put, if required.

    Many travelled hundreds of kilometres to participate within the mahapanchayat.

    “I am here from Cochin. Around 250 people have come from Kerala and nearby states to urge PM Modi to agree to our demands regarding MSP law, and other issues. We want India to withdraw from the WTO. Ajay Mishra should resign,” stated Paulsen, a 50-year-old farmer from Cochin, Kerala.

    Many farmers registered their protests in their very own distinctive methods.

    One of them got here carrying a garland of garlic, whereas one other, a girl, wore a saree with tricolours.

    “The government made a promise but now they are not doing anything. There is no concrete action taken by the government. If we can raise a person to power. We can also bring him down. The government should understand this,” Kavita, clad in tricolour print saree, stated.

    As farmers related to completely different unions reached Delhi, police obstructed their approach to the protest web site erecting deep layers of barricades throughout entry factors of the town, and checked each automobile getting into the nationwide capital, inflicting large site visitors jams.

    Besides the borders, Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri, key stretches on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, the Palam flyover, Aurobindo Marg, Ring Road (close to Indraprastha Park), the Ghaziabad-Wazirabad street, and the Munirka street, and several other different stretches, witnessed site visitors snarls.

    Other than north India, farmers from states equivalent to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Kerala arrived in Delhi to participate within the ‘mahapanchayat.’

    NEW DELHI: Among the a whole bunch of farmers who started their demonstration on the Jantar Mantar over a slew of points, 64-year-old Sriaj Kodyuriv from Kerala garnered probably the most consideration along with his ‘Adivasi’ apparel Kodyuriv reached Delhi on Monday after masking a three-day prepare journey from Kerala.

    For a number of hours, he stood at Jantar Mantar holding placards that learn Implement MSP, Save farmer’.

    “Farmers are closest to nature. If they abandon their farm equipment, we won’t be getting any food. I am here for this,” Kodyuriv stated.

    Asked why he selected the ‘Adivasi’ apparel, he stated: “This is to ship a message that the farmers and tribal individuals deserve their rights.

    “Jantar Mantar buzzed with voices of dissent on Monday as farmers from all around the nation gathered right here demanding a legislation making certain minimal help worth for crops, farm mortgage waiver, and sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra.

    Ajay Mishra is the daddy of Ashish Mishra, an accused in a case associated to mowing down 4 farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh throughout a farmer protest final October.

    Farmers, a whole bunch in quantity, launched their protest amid heavy safety preparations in a ‘mahapanchayat’ referred to as by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) at Jantar Mantar.

    They waved flags, wore caps with the identify of their farm organisations inscribed on them, and raised slogans for farmer unity and in opposition to the Centre accusing it of not coming good on its guarantees.

    Farmers protested on the Gazipur border in New Delhi.
    Express video | @parveennegi1. pic.twitter.com/3WRQltgFuQ
    — The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 22, 2022
    Magha Nibori, a farmer from Punjab with one acre of farmland which he cultivates with seasonal crops, stated he got here right here absolutely ready to remain put, if required.

    Many travelled hundreds of kilometres to participate within the mahapanchayat.

    “I am here from Cochin. Around 250 people have come from Kerala and nearby states to urge PM Modi to agree to our demands regarding MSP law, and other issues. We want India to withdraw from the WTO. Ajay Mishra should resign,” stated Paulsen, a 50-year-old farmer from Cochin, Kerala.

    Many farmers registered their protests in their very own distinctive methods.

    One of them got here carrying a garland of garlic, whereas one other, a girl, wore a saree with tricolours.

    “The government made a promise but now they are not doing anything. There is no concrete action taken by the government. If we can raise a person to power. We can also bring him down. The government should understand this,” Kavita, clad in tricolour print saree, stated.

    As farmers related to completely different unions reached Delhi, police obstructed their approach to the protest web site erecting deep layers of barricades throughout entry factors of the town, and checked each automobile getting into the nationwide capital, inflicting large site visitors jams.

    Besides the borders, Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri, key stretches on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, the Palam flyover, Aurobindo Marg, Ring Road (close to Indraprastha Park), the Ghaziabad-Wazirabad street, and the Munirka street, and several other different stretches, witnessed site visitors snarls.

    Other than north India, farmers from states equivalent to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Kerala arrived in Delhi to participate within the ‘mahapanchayat.’

  • Women security, MSP, Gujarat hooch tragedy: Opposition seeks debates on a number of points in Parliament

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress has sought a debate in each Houses of Parliament on Monday on the problem of crimes towards ladies, because it focused the federal government after a BJP MLA in Gujarat was accused of rape.

    TMC Lok Sabha members Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Dola Sen and Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Noor had submitted notices for a dialogue on the “need for prevention of crimes against women” in mild of “latest reported incidents”.

    The sources mentioned the TMC MPs moved the notices after Gujarat Rural Development Minister and BJP MLA Arjunsinh Chauhan was accused of raping and illegally confining a girl.

    TMC MP Mahua Moitra focused the prime minister over the problem and tweeted, “Lady raped & confined by BJP Guj Minister Arjunsinh for five yrs.

    Expecting Hon’ble @ombirlakota handy mic to Oppn as SOON as he enters LS on Monday so we are able to ask PMji to Maafi Maango.

    Equality earlier than legislation, Sir! Ominous silence from Drama Bahu brigade.

    ” Many Opposition leaders, who condemned Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s “sexist” comment towards the president, alleged that the BJP, whereas vociferous if feedback are made towards its ladies leaders, is essentially silent on get together leaders accused of crime towards ladies.

    After an issue broke out over his “Rashtrapatni” comment, Chowdhury mentioned it was a “slip of the tongue” and later apologised to President Droupadi Murmu.

    Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha has given a suspension discover below rule 267 on the problems associated to correct implementation of Minimum Support Price, withdrawal of instances registered towards farmers and killings in Lakhimpur Kheri.

    “I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for suspension of business listed for August 2022,” wrote Chadha to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

    The AAP chief wrote, “That this house do suspend Zero Hour and other relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to have a discussion on the non-fulfilment of commitments made to farm unions by the central government, the commitment made by the government on guaranteed MSP, withdrawal of cases registered against farmers, punishing the perpetrators of Lakhimpur Kheri massacre, and the deteriorating condition of farmers.”

    On Sunday, farmers throughout Punjab held a four-hour ‘Rail Roko’ protest from 11 am to three pm on Sunday in response to a name given for a nationwide protest by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella group comprising round 40 farm organisations, to primarily demand the implementation of minimal assist value (MSP) for crops.

    The SKM has additionally determined to carry a protest towards the Punjab authorities on August 3 over a number of points, together with the non-payment of sugarcane dues and compensation for cotton crop broken by whitefly. Notably, AAP is in energy in Punjab.

    Meanwhile, the Monsoon Session of Parliament started on July 18 and can proceed until August 12.

    Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has given a suspension of enterprise discover within the Rajya Sabha in search of to debate the problem of “misuse of premier investigative agencies by the Central government for political agendas”.

    “I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of rules of procedure and conduct of business in the Council of States of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business/rules on August 1, 2022,” wrote Chaturvedi to Rajya Sabha Speaker M Venkaiah Naidu.

    The Shiv Sena chief, belonging to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s faction, additional wrote, “That this august House agrees to suspend the listed business of the day to discuss the misuse of the premier investigating agencies, such as Enforcement Directorate(ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Income Tax (IT) Department by the Central Government for political agendas and detaining opposition leaders through these agencies in a bid to silence them.”

    Earlier on July 27, in a joint letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Opposition events alleged the misuse of central companies by the Narendra Modi-led authorities to focus on its political opponents.

    “We are writing to bring to your attention the continued and intensifying misuse of investigative agencies by the Modi government as part of a systematic vendetta campaign against its political opponents,” the letter said. “The law is the law and must be enforced without fear or favour,” the letter learn.

    The Opposition MPs alleged that the legislation was getting used arbitrarily, selectively and with none justification by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central authorities towards outstanding leaders of Opposition events.

    The Monsoon Session of Parliament started on July 18 and can proceed until August 12.

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    Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil has moved a suspension of enterprise discover in Rajya Sabha to debate Gujarat’s Botad hooch tragedy.

    “I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business listed for 1st August 2022. 72 people have died so far in Gujarat’s Botad district due to the consumption of illicit liquor. The hooch tragedy had come to light one week ago,” wrote Gohil to Rajya Sabha Speaker M Venkaiah Naidu.

    The Congress chief additional wrote, “Despite repeated written complaints and appeals against illicit liquor from the Sarpanch to the police, including the Home Minister, no action was taken. This terrible hooch tragedy is a clear case of negligence of administration at all levels.”

    Forty-two folks from Botad and neighbouring Ahmedabad district have died to this point after consuming the spurious liquor on July 25, whereas 97 individuals are nonetheless admitted to hospitals in Bhavnagar, Botad and Ahmedabad, in line with Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi.

    The Congress on Friday alleged that illicit liquor commerce was “flourishing” within the state below the safety of ruling forces and demanded a probe by a sitting excessive court docket choose.

    Congress chief Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over the enterprise of spurious liquor and medicines within the state, and requested which ruling forces are giving safety to the “mafias” concerned.

    Addressing a press convention on the AICC headquarters right here, Congress’ media division head Pawan Khera and Rajya Sabha MP Amee Yajnik urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk up on the deaths as a consequence of spurious liquor and meet households of the victims throughout his Gujarat go to Friday.

    The Monsoon Session of Parliament started on July 18 and can proceed until August 12.

    (From ANI Inputs)

    NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress has sought a debate in each Houses of Parliament on Monday on the problem of crimes towards ladies, because it focused the federal government after a BJP MLA in Gujarat was accused of rape.

    TMC Lok Sabha members Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Dola Sen and Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Noor had submitted notices for a dialogue on the “need for prevention of crimes against women” in mild of “latest reported incidents”.

    The sources mentioned the TMC MPs moved the notices after Gujarat Rural Development Minister and BJP MLA Arjunsinh Chauhan was accused of raping and illegally confining a girl.

    TMC MP Mahua Moitra focused the prime minister over the problem and tweeted, “Lady raped & confined by BJP Guj Minister Arjunsinh for five yrs.

    Expecting Hon’ble @ombirlakota handy mic to Oppn as SOON as he enters LS on Monday so we are able to ask PMji to Maafi Maango.

    Equality earlier than legislation, Sir! Ominous silence from Drama Bahu brigade.

    ” Many Opposition leaders, who condemned Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s “sexist” comment towards the president, alleged that the BJP, whereas vociferous if feedback are made towards its ladies leaders, is essentially silent on get together leaders accused of crime towards ladies.

    After an issue broke out over his “Rashtrapatni” comment, Chowdhury mentioned it was a “slip of the tongue” and later apologised to President Droupadi Murmu.

    Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha has given a suspension discover below rule 267 on the problems associated to correct implementation of Minimum Support Price, withdrawal of instances registered towards farmers and killings in Lakhimpur Kheri.

    “I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for suspension of business listed for August 2022,” wrote Chadha to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

    The AAP chief wrote, “That this house do suspend Zero Hour and other relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to have a discussion on the non-fulfilment of commitments made to farm unions by the central government, the commitment made by the government on guaranteed MSP, withdrawal of cases registered against farmers, punishing the perpetrators of Lakhimpur Kheri massacre, and the deteriorating condition of farmers.”

    On Sunday, farmers throughout Punjab held a four-hour ‘Rail Roko’ protest from 11 am to three pm on Sunday in response to a name given for a nationwide protest by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella group comprising round 40 farm organisations, to primarily demand the implementation of minimal assist value (MSP) for crops.

    The SKM has additionally determined to carry a protest towards the Punjab authorities on August 3 over a number of points, together with the non-payment of sugarcane dues and compensation for cotton crop broken by whitefly. Notably, AAP is in energy in Punjab.

    Meanwhile, the Monsoon Session of Parliament started on July 18 and can proceed until August 12.

    Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has given a suspension of enterprise discover within the Rajya Sabha in search of to debate the problem of “misuse of premier investigative agencies by the Central government for political agendas”.

    “I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of rules of procedure and conduct of business in the Council of States of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business/rules on August 1, 2022,” wrote Chaturvedi to Rajya Sabha Speaker M Venkaiah Naidu.

    The Shiv Sena chief, belonging to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s faction, additional wrote, “That this august House agrees to suspend the listed business of the day to discuss the misuse of the premier investigating agencies, such as Enforcement Directorate(ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Income Tax (IT) Department by the Central Government for political agendas and detaining opposition leaders through these agencies in a bid to silence them.”

    Earlier on July 27, in a joint letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Opposition events alleged the misuse of central companies by the Narendra Modi-led authorities to focus on its political opponents.

    “We are writing to bring to your attention the continued and intensifying misuse of investigative agencies by the Modi government as part of a systematic vendetta campaign against its political opponents,” the letter said. “The law is the law and must be enforced without fear or favour,” the letter learn.

    The Opposition MPs alleged that the legislation was getting used arbitrarily, selectively and with none justification by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central authorities towards outstanding leaders of Opposition events.

    The Monsoon Session of Parliament started on July 18 and can proceed until August 12.

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    Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil has moved a suspension of enterprise discover in Rajya Sabha to debate Gujarat’s Botad hooch tragedy.

    “I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business listed for 1st August 2022. 72 people have died so far in Gujarat’s Botad district due to the consumption of illicit liquor. The hooch tragedy had come to light one week ago,” wrote Gohil to Rajya Sabha Speaker M Venkaiah Naidu.

    The Congress chief additional wrote, “Despite repeated written complaints and appeals against illicit liquor from the Sarpanch to the police, including the Home Minister, no action was taken. This terrible hooch tragedy is a clear case of negligence of administration at all levels.”

    Forty-two folks from Botad and neighbouring Ahmedabad district have died to this point after consuming the spurious liquor on July 25, whereas 97 individuals are nonetheless admitted to hospitals in Bhavnagar, Botad and Ahmedabad, in line with Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi.

    The Congress on Friday alleged that illicit liquor commerce was “flourishing” within the state below the safety of ruling forces and demanded a probe by a sitting excessive court docket choose.

    Congress chief Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over the enterprise of spurious liquor and medicines within the state, and requested which ruling forces are giving safety to the “mafias” concerned.

    Addressing a press convention on the AICC headquarters right here, Congress’ media division head Pawan Khera and Rajya Sabha MP Amee Yajnik urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk up on the deaths as a consequence of spurious liquor and meet households of the victims throughout his Gujarat go to Friday.

    The Monsoon Session of Parliament started on July 18 and can proceed until August 12.

    (From ANI Inputs)

  • Punjab farmers squat on rail tracks as a part of SKM’s protest in opposition to Centre over MSP, Lakhimpur violence

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab farmers squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations as a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide stir in opposition to the Centre “reneging on its promises” made when the protest in opposition to now-repealed farm legal guidelines was withdrawn final 12 months.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) normal secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal mentioned trains shall be stopped from 11 am until 3 pm in Punjab.

    The four-hour protest is prone to disrupt practice motion within the state, inflicting inconvenience to passengers.

    The protesters squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations, together with Jalandhar, Phillaur, Ferozepur and Bathinda.

    The calls for of the farmers embody a authorized assure for the minimal help worth and justice within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Lakhowal mentioned.

    Eight folks, together with 4 farmers, had been killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in violence that erupted when farmers had been protesting in opposition to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s go to to the realm on October 3 final 12 months.

    Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is accused within the case.

    Farmers are demanding the sacking of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra.

    They are additionally demanding the withdrawal of instances registered in opposition to farmers in the course of the anti-farm legal guidelines protest final 12 months, compensation to the households of farmers who misplaced their lives in the course of the stir and rollback of the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces.

    About the panel on minimal help worth fashioned by the Centre lately, Lakhowal mentioned the federal government included within the committee officers and farmers who had been in favour of the now-repealed farm legal guidelines.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian) president Harmeet Singh Kadian, taking part within the protest at Phillaur railway station, mentioned the farmers had been holding the protest on the decision given by the SKM.

    Farmers mentioned they had been pressured to squat on rail tracks because the Centre was “not listening to their demands”.

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab farmers squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations as a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide stir in opposition to the Centre “reneging on its promises” made when the protest in opposition to now-repealed farm legal guidelines was withdrawn final 12 months.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) normal secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal mentioned trains shall be stopped from 11 am until 3 pm in Punjab.

    The four-hour protest is prone to disrupt practice motion within the state, inflicting inconvenience to passengers.

    The protesters squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations, together with Jalandhar, Phillaur, Ferozepur and Bathinda.

    The calls for of the farmers embody a authorized assure for the minimal help worth and justice within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Lakhowal mentioned.

    Eight folks, together with 4 farmers, had been killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in violence that erupted when farmers had been protesting in opposition to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s go to to the realm on October 3 final 12 months.

    Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is accused within the case.

    Farmers are demanding the sacking of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra.

    They are additionally demanding the withdrawal of instances registered in opposition to farmers in the course of the anti-farm legal guidelines protest final 12 months, compensation to the households of farmers who misplaced their lives in the course of the stir and rollback of the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces.

    About the panel on minimal help worth fashioned by the Centre lately, Lakhowal mentioned the federal government included within the committee officers and farmers who had been in favour of the now-repealed farm legal guidelines.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian) president Harmeet Singh Kadian, taking part within the protest at Phillaur railway station, mentioned the farmers had been holding the protest on the decision given by the SKM.

    Farmers mentioned they had been pressured to squat on rail tracks because the Centre was “not listening to their demands”.

  • SKM assembly Tuesday on whether or not to advocate names for Centre’s MSP panel

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Farmers’ collective Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which spearheaded the agitation to get the agriculture legal guidelines scrapped, has referred to as a gathering on Tuesday to debate whether or not to advocate names for the Centre’s committee on minimal assist value.

    The authorities on Monday shaped a committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP), eight months after it promised to arrange such a panel whereas withdrawing the three contentious farm legal guidelines.

    Former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agrawal would be the chairman of the committee.

    The authorities has made a provision to incorporate three members from the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) within the panel.

    “Today, we are holding a meeting to decide whether we should send names of three SKM leaders for the government’s panel. We will announce our decision after the meeting,” SKM chief Abhimanyu Kohar instructed PTI.

    Under the umbrella of SKM, 1000’s of farmers had held a year-long agitation at Delhi borders and compelled the federal government to withdraw the farm legal guidelines.

    While saying the repeal of three farm legal guidelines in November final yr, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to arrange a committee to debate the farmers’ demand for a authorized assure on MSP.

    The Agriculture Ministry issued a gazette notification saying the organising of a committee on this regard.

    The panel will comprise Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand, agri-economists CSC Shekhar from the Indian Institute of Economic Development and Sukhpal Singh from IIM- Ahmedabad and senior member of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) Naveen P Singh.

    Among farmers’ representatives, the committee could have nationwide award-winning farmer Bharat Bhushan Tyagi, three members from SKM, and 5 members from different farmer organisations that embrace Gunwant Patil, Krishnaveer Choudhary, Pramod Kumar Choudhary, Guni Prakash and Sayyed Pasha Patel.

    Two members of the farmers’ cooperative, IFFCO Chairman Dilip Sanghani and CNRI General Secretary Binod Anand are included within the panel.

    Senior members of agricultural universities, 5 central authorities secretaries and chief secretaries of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha are additionally a part of the committee.

    NEW DELHI: Farmers’ collective Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which spearheaded the agitation to get the agriculture legal guidelines scrapped, has referred to as a gathering on Tuesday to debate whether or not to advocate names for the Centre’s committee on minimal assist value.

    The authorities on Monday shaped a committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP), eight months after it promised to arrange such a panel whereas withdrawing the three contentious farm legal guidelines.

    Former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agrawal would be the chairman of the committee.

    The authorities has made a provision to incorporate three members from the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) within the panel.

    “Today, we are holding a meeting to decide whether we should send names of three SKM leaders for the government’s panel. We will announce our decision after the meeting,” SKM chief Abhimanyu Kohar instructed PTI.

    Under the umbrella of SKM, 1000’s of farmers had held a year-long agitation at Delhi borders and compelled the federal government to withdraw the farm legal guidelines.

    While saying the repeal of three farm legal guidelines in November final yr, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to arrange a committee to debate the farmers’ demand for a authorized assure on MSP.

    The Agriculture Ministry issued a gazette notification saying the organising of a committee on this regard.

    The panel will comprise Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand, agri-economists CSC Shekhar from the Indian Institute of Economic Development and Sukhpal Singh from IIM- Ahmedabad and senior member of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) Naveen P Singh.

    Among farmers’ representatives, the committee could have nationwide award-winning farmer Bharat Bhushan Tyagi, three members from SKM, and 5 members from different farmer organisations that embrace Gunwant Patil, Krishnaveer Choudhary, Pramod Kumar Choudhary, Guni Prakash and Sayyed Pasha Patel.

    Two members of the farmers’ cooperative, IFFCO Chairman Dilip Sanghani and CNRI General Secretary Binod Anand are included within the panel.

    Senior members of agricultural universities, 5 central authorities secretaries and chief secretaries of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha are additionally a part of the committee.

  • Sunflower cultivation poor in Sundargarh regardless of potential

    By Express News Service

    ROURKELA:  In spite of the massive potential for sunflower and groundnut manufacturing in Sundargarh and excessive market demand, the district is lagging behind in cultivation of the 2 rewarding oilseed crops largely as a consequence of lack of presidency help.  

    In the rabi season final 12 months, round 14,953 hectare (ha) of land was lined beneath oilseeds cultivation in Sundargarh. Sunflower cultivation was programmed for 250 ha of which solely 207 ha may very well be achieved. For groundnut, it was 495 ha. In the continuing kharif crop, sunflower cultivation has not been programmed, whereas 3,500 ha out of 16,900 ha for oilseeds is earmarked for groundnut.   

    Sources within the Agriculture division attributed the constraints for sunflower cultivation to unavailability of seeds. In the current previous, the price of import-dependent sunflower oil had gone as much as Rs 215 per kg however now it’s priced at round Rs 190. The price of groundnut oil too is on the upper facet. 

    District agriculture officer of Panposh sub-division Religious Beck stated between 2005 and 2009, sunflower cultivation within the district had dramatically gone up. But subsequently, farmers stayed away from the crop as there was no minimal help worth (MSP) and advertising choice then. In 2021 rabi season, sunflower seeds weren’t out there and farmers had no choice.   

    Beck stated sunflower is a worthwhile crop and will get prepared in 100 days with out a lot labour. With systematic cultivation and warranted irrigation, one ha of land can fetch as much as 14 quintal of sunflower. Sundargarh’s 52 per cent crop space is manufactured from excessive land (1.63 lakh ha) of which 76,000 ha is used for labour-intensive paddy crops. In sunflower and groundnut manufacturing, the district has a exceptional potential to assist curb import, he added.  

    Incidentally, the Centre has upwardly revised MSP for sunflower to Rs 6,400 per quintal towards the manufacturing price of Rs 4,113. Similarly, MSP for groundnut is Rs 5,800 per quintal towards manufacturing price of Rs 3,873.  Chief district agriculture officer (CDAO) of Sundargarh Birendra Behera stated the agro-ecological circumstances are beneficial for sunflower and groundnut cultivation. In the upcoming 2022 rabi season, efforts could be made to extend cultivation of each the oilseed crops.