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.
Unseasonal rain triggered by deep depression since the past 48 hours has dealt a blow to farmers, mostly in coastal and southern parts of Odisha as steady downpour has damaged the harvest-ready paddy crops.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has increased the compensation to farmers for land acquisition to build the Jewar Airport from Rs 3,100 per square meter to Rs 4,300 per square meter, an official statement from the state government said.
The protesting farmers reportedly broke some of the barricades and tried to march towards Delhi. However, they were stopped by the security personnel.
“The BJP government should consider the demands of the farmers who marched to Delhi. Congress has also repeatedly raised this demand before the government and it was also mentioned in the party's election manifesto,” the Congress leader said.
The programme being operated with the financial assistance of Odisha Mineral Bearing Area Development Corporation (OMBADC) has benefited farmers and local community.
Blaming the BRS for deceiving the locals in his constituency, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy today tried to convince the farmers to part with their land for the sake of development and urged them to accept a higher amount of compensation for the industrial park coming up at Kodangal.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday that a compensation policy is already in place for high-tension power lines passing through farmers' fields.
