Haryana has made history by becoming the first state in the country to procure all 24 crops at the minimum support price set by the Union government, said the state's Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana on Monday.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on Friday, gave its approval to the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for 2025 season.
A total of 6.41 LMT of pulses of Rs 4,820 crore of MSP value were procured from 2.75 lakh farmers during the Rabi 2023-24 season. This included procurement of 2.49 LMT of Masoor, 43,000 MT of Chana and 3.48 LMT of Moong at MSP to support the farmers.
Protesting farmers, whose bid to enter Haryana in support of their long-pending demands was foiled thrice, will halt trains in Punjab on Wednesday to lodge their protest and press their demands for a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops among other things.
SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday appealed to the Union government to accept the demands of the farmers, including making MSP a legal guarantee, to save the life of Kisan leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal whose fast unto death has entered the 21st day.
The farmer leader also raised objection over the use of tear gas to stop protesting farmers
The Congress leader faced protests during a 35-kilometer roadshow which he covered in 90 minutes in an open jeep.
There will be peaceful protests at Shambhu and Khanauri borders located along the Haryana entry points till that time.
After the fourth round of talks, General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Sarvan Singh Pandher asserted that the farmers will continue to move forward with the 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 21 adding that the discussion will also be held on the proposal proposed by the government on MSP.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths have now opened a second line of probe in the multi-crore ration distribution case in West Bengal where thousands of farmers were deprived of the minimum support price (MSP) for the paddy produced.
