NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha stated on Wednesday that it'll talk over with farmers "to counter" the BJP within the Gujarat assembly elections subsequent month.
The farmers organisation, which began a five-day sit-in in New Delhi on Wednesday, attacked the Narendra Modi government's alleged "anti- farmer" insurance policies and demanded that the federal government put in force the Swaminathan Committee Report on Agriculture in complete, withdraw the 2014 Land Aquisition Act, waive all farm loans, arrange a Rs one lakh crore 'Kisan Fund' for farm produce worth stabilisation, and provide Rs 10,000 pension for all agricultural workers and rural artisans when they attain 60 years of age. This, they stated, will have to be performed by the state and central governments, together.
The organisation also stated it is in touch with the 'Kheru' group of Gujarat and is making an attempt to deliver together farmers from various regions beneath one umbrella. AIKS basic secretary Atul Anjan stated, "We are having a discussion with the farmers in Gujarat. There, the farmers are saying that the BJP has not done anything for them. We will decide our strategy for the elections with them."
The Left-backed farmer organisation has called for farmers from throughout 23 states in India to participate within the agitation in opposition to the Centre. The AIKS alleged that the "government is systematically ignoring the farming community as wants to grab their land for the corporates."
"Every half an hour one farmer is committing suicide because of growing input cost, depressing marker returns and absence of MSP," Anjan stated, including that AIKS will meet the President of India at the side of other farmer organisations to press for his or her demands.
The farmers organisation, which began a five-day sit-in in New Delhi on Wednesday, attacked the Narendra Modi government's alleged "anti- farmer" insurance policies and demanded that the federal government put in force the Swaminathan Committee Report on Agriculture in complete, withdraw the 2014 Land Aquisition Act, waive all farm loans, arrange a Rs one lakh crore 'Kisan Fund' for farm produce worth stabilisation, and provide Rs 10,000 pension for all agricultural workers and rural artisans when they attain 60 years of age. This, they stated, will have to be performed by the state and central governments, together.
The organisation also stated it is in touch with the 'Kheru' group of Gujarat and is making an attempt to deliver together farmers from various regions beneath one umbrella. AIKS basic secretary Atul Anjan stated, "We are having a discussion with the farmers in Gujarat. There, the farmers are saying that the BJP has not done anything for them. We will decide our strategy for the elections with them."
The Left-backed farmer organisation has called for farmers from throughout 23 states in India to participate within the agitation in opposition to the Centre. The AIKS alleged that the "government is systematically ignoring the farming community as wants to grab their land for the corporates."
"Every half an hour one farmer is committing suicide because of growing input cost, depressing marker returns and absence of MSP," Anjan stated, including that AIKS will meet the President of India at the side of other farmer organisations to press for his or her demands.
Farmers protest in Delhi, demand loan waiver, remunerative prices, pensions
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