‘Farmers want a fair price’
Hannan Mollah, 78, general secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), played a key role in the farmers movement that followed the passage of the three controversial farm laws.
Hannan Mollah, 78, general secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), played a key role in the farmers movement that followed the passage of the three controversial farm laws.
Announcements almost every other day compel us to believe that India is now the fifth largest economy in the world; that India will be a $5 trillion economy very soon; that India will be the third largest economy of the world in 2027, and that India will become a developed nation in 2047.
The Command Centre will show all the digital innovations being made in the field of agriculture by the ministry on a big screen.
On March 10, the leaders gave the call for a 12 pm-to-4 pm "Rail Roko", and asked all the farmers to be a part of the event.
Of this, Rs 1.75 lakh crore was transferred to eligible farmers during the COVI-19 period alone, it said.
The farmers parked their tractors on the side of highways and demanded to exclude agriculture from the WTO agreement and implement a law to guarantee minimum support price (MSP).
The farmer leader condemned the Central Government's action against the protestors through para-military forces injuring hundreds.
He will be visiting the states on Thursday and Friday.
Ahead of the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march scheduled on Feb 21, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher targeted the Centre, saying that the government is stopping the farmers from entering Delhi and farmers should be allowed to hold their march on Wednesday.
Delhi Chalo on hold till Feb 21 at Shambhu and Khanauri