-The Hindu From a persisting cash crunch due to demonetisation to a price free fall because of a bumper produce, it’s a big bag of woes for Farmers in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Mahesh Langa and Jayant Sriram report on the gathering storm as their protests for a fairer deal threaten to escalate Abhishek Patidar, 19, had just passed his Class 11 exam this year with dreams of becoming a doctor. His...
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Farmers died in police firing, MP govt tells MHA
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The five Farmers who were killed during violent clashes in Mandsaur, MP, on Tuesday died due to police firing, the state government has said in a report sent to the home ministry. The report clears up the air over the firing as the state had initially claimed that police had not fired on the agitating Farmers. It says police resorted to firing after the protesters turned...
More »Low food inflation is bad news for Farmers -Jitendra
-Down to Earth Prices of some vegetables plummeted by 60 per cent between July 2016 and April 2017, further aggravating agrarian crisis Three years after Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power, India witnesses unprecedented level of low food inflation. States like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have been witnessing Farmers’ unrest for quite some time now. Six Farmers were killed in police firing in a protest rally held in Mandsaur district...
More »Madhya Pradesh Farmer protest: Loan waivers are worst form of populism, they won't solve real issues -Mihir Shah
-Firstpost.com I am totally opposed to farm loan waivers as it will undermine the integrity of Farmers. When state governments announce farm loan waivers, it is a knee-jerk reaction. Why are farm loans being given at all? Instead, the government should focus on the real issues that affect the agrarian sector. Since it hasn’t, you have agitations hitting the road with Farmers protesting. The Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to waive off Farmer...
More »Why a problem of plenty is hurting India's Farmers -Soutik Biswas
-BBC Farmers are on the boil again in India. In western Maharashtra state, they have been on strike for a week in some seven districts now, spilling milk on the streets, shutting down markets, protesting on the roads and attacking vegetable trucks. In neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, curfew has been imposed after five Farmers were killed in clashes with police on Tuesday. Last month, Farmers in southern Telangana and Andhra Pradesh staged protests...
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