Earlier on Thursday, the Union Cabinet approved the increase in the minimum support price for Kharif crops to observe Kharif Marketing Year 2023-24.
As per the protesters, they had given the government time till Monday, but their demand was taken into account.
IIM-Ahmedabad has taken up Odisha’s achievement as a case study and is doing research on methodology Odisha adopted for successful implementation of NFSA and SFSS.
Hooda said it is certain that Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak Janta Party (BJP-JJP) coalition government will lose in the upcoming elections and Congress will form the government.
SKM will march to Raj Bhavan (Governor House), Shimla demanding legally guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops, waiving off the debt of the farmers.
Scores of organisations from Punjab that were part of SKM have declared to form political parties/parties and contest polls in that state.
Reiterating the government’s stand on minimum support price (MSP), PM Modi in reply to a debate on the President's Budget session speech said, “MSP tha, MSP hai aur MSP rahega (MSP was there, MSP is there, MSP will continue). Affordable ration for the poor will continue. Mandis will be modernised. No one should spread misinformation.”
Under the Malta (blood orange) eating competition, Harish Rawat will be providing cash awards and mementos to four successful individuals.
The farmers of Haryana and Punjab are worried that this legislation will eradicate the minimum support price (MSP) system and enable big private firms to monopolize farming.
Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala backs BJP even as JJP has been drawing fire from within the party and outside for not quitting their alliance over farmers' protest against the Centre's farm laws
