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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Farmer strike fizzles out -Pheroze L Vincent

Farmer strike fizzles out -Pheroze L Vincent

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published Published on Jun 12, 2018   modified Modified on Jun 12, 2018
-The Telegraph

New Delhi: The 10-day farmers' strike in northern and western India ended on Sunday without any clear gains for the agitators or a significant impact on prices.

During the " gaon bandh" agitation, the farmers had boycotted wholesale markets and tried to sell their produce directly. They were demanding a minimum support rice that would leave them with a 50 per cent profit and the waiver of farm loans.

The Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh and the Aam Kisan Union, which claim to represent 172 farmers' organisations across 10 states, had called the agitation to coincide with the first anniversary (June 6) of police firing killing six farmers in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh.

Whatever effect the strike had on prices was seen mainly in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab - where the strike was called off on June 6 under pressure from milk producers.

Mahasangh president Shiv Kumar "Kakkaji" Sharma insisted the strike was a success. Sharma, a former leader of the RSS-backed Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, wields clout in western Madhya Pradesh.

"(We satisfied) our benchmark for success in that no untoward incident took place and that the forms of protest remained Gandhian despite threats from the police," he told The Telegraph.

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The Telegraph, 12 June, 2018, https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/farmer-strike-fizzles-out-237214?ref=india-new-stry


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