-The Indian Express Behind the agitation, stagnant income and deteriorating terms of trade for agriculture New Delhi: Why are Indian farmers an angry lot today — stopping the supply of vegetables to cities and even spilling milk on roads? An answer to this can be found in the estimates of gross domestic product/ national income growth from the Central Statistics Office. The accompanying table shows two sets of growth figures. The first is...
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Year after Mandsaur farmer deaths, Rs 1 crore compensation has changed little -Mohammad Hamza Khan
-The Indian Express While they were given compensation of Rs 1 crore and a government job, families say the root causes of farmers' problems are yet to be addressed and that they were yet to get justice. Mandsaur (M.P.): A year after six farmers were killed in Mandsaur during an agitation for better prices, their families are still angry and most plan to attend Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s rally on Wednesday. While...
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-The Telegraph Ludhiana: Six peasant bodies in Punjab on Monday said they would walk out of the ongoing 10-day farmers' strike across several states following reports about minor clashes between some protesters and milkmen over the past two days. The associations said they would discontinue their participation in the June 1-10 agitation from Wednesday onwards to avoid dispute. "The protests have been peaceful so far. In several places farmers set up shops to...
More »Fresh-produce prices spike 15% on farmers' stir; MP worst hit
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The prices of vegetables have gone up by 10 to 15 per cent in some cities as farmers belonging to a coalition of 104 farmer organisations have stopped supplying vegetables and milk to urban areas sporadically hitting their availability. “The impact of the farmer agitation is more or less felt in 7-8 States, mostly in the north and central India,” said K V Biju, national coordinator...
More »Jats threaten to oppose Haryana govt programmes from Aug 16
-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Jat community members in Haryana on Saturday threatened to oppose programmes attended by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his ministers for not implementing quota in government jobs and education and not withdrawing cases filed in connection with the 2016 quota stir. At a Jat Mahasabha organised in Jassia village in Rohtak district, the All-India Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti announced that it will hold dharnas from August...
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