-PTI/ The Hindu The demands included legal guarantee for MSP, withdrawal of cases against Farmers and compensation for those who died during the agitation Terming the repeal of the farm laws in Parliament a victory of the protesters, Farmer leaders from Punjab demanded a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) of crops and said an emergency meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on December 1 will decide their future course of...
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What will a legal guarantee of MSP involve? -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Why are farm unions seeking a minimum support price for all crops? What are the terms of the committee set up to look into their demands? The story so far: After a year-long agitation on the borders of Delhi, protesting farm unions under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha have achieved their headline demand, namely the repeal of three contentious laws seeking to reform the storage and marketing of...
More »Tone and tenure of Farmers' protest might change, but stir will go on: Yogendra Yadav -Aishwarya Paliwal
-IndiaToday.com Yogendra Yadav said even as the Centre has decided to repeal the three farm laws, the Farmers are firm on their demand of bringing the MSP under law. Speaking to India Today TV, Yogendra Yadav, who is also a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), said even as the Centre has decided to repeal the three farm laws, the Farmers are firm on their demand of bringing the minimum support...
More »Bihar DAP Shortage Delays Sowing of Rabi Crops, Farmers Fear Loss in Quality -Mohd. Imran Khan
-Newsclick.in Bihar DAP Shortage Delays Sowing of Rabi Crops, Farmers Fear Loss in Quality Patna: Rajeshwar Mandal and Surajdeo Yadav are extremely worried as the sowing of maize, wheat, pulses and mustard has been delayed due to the acute shortage of diammonium phosphate (DAP). The marginal Farmers of the flood-hit Seemanchal-Koshi region of Bihar fear that the delay in sowing the Rabi crops will affect their quality and production. Mandal and Yadav are...
More »MSP committee to be formed, now go home, says Union agri minister; not so fast, say Farmers -Amit Bhardwaj and Sreya Chatterjee
-IndiaToday.com On Saturday, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that PM Modi has announced the constitution of a committee to look into the MSP issue. He urged the protesting Farmers to "go home". However, the Farmers said they need more clarity. On Saturday, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that PM Modi has announced the constitution of a committee to make the minimum support price (MSP)...
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