City filmmaker documents farmers’ movements in US, India
In India too, the farmers organised their march to Delhi with MSP as their primary demand, early this month.
In India too, the farmers organised their march to Delhi with MSP as their primary demand, early this month.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah said on Thursday that the Bhartiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) should focus more on the seed production that requires less water and pesticides.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Centre of being stubborn and anti-farmer, hoping that the government would not do injustice to the farmers and implement its promises.
In a significant move to support farmers, the Haryana Government has issued a notification to procure 24 crops from farmers in the state at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
In the run-up to the Delhi legislative assembly elections, farmers and the residents of all the city's 360 villages opened a front condemning the prolonged neglect of the rural population, and have decided that they will support only those who could resolve their crucial issues.
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
It transformed India to self-reliance from a ship-tomouth existence. But the Green Revolution was not an unmixed blessing. Over the decades which followed, it sowed the seeds of its own destruction, leading to a grave farming crisis in the country.
Expressing gratitude to the Governor for her steadfast commitment to hosting this event annually within the Raj Bhavan courtyard, CM Yogi underscored its significance in fostering agricultural advancement.
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, while talking to the media about the meeting, said "We will attend with a positive mindset. We will again put forward our demands in front of the ministers."
