Farmers Movement Archive

Himmat-led farmers’ body to support protest in Delhi

Jaipur: The Himmat Singh-led Pradesh Kisaan Sangharsh Samiti will be holding a meeting on Wednesday to decide their course of action in support of Punjab and Haryana farmers in New Delhi.A group of farmers from Rajasthan, led by Singh, will also reach Delhi to support the cause of farmers who are demanding the revocation of three farm laws brought by the Centre. The farmers in Rajasthan may also block the national highway in protest against the Centre’s bills.“We will have a meeting in Dausa on Wednesday. The farmers’ protest in Delhi is in for a long haul. We will decide our course of action in support of the farmers who have reached Delhi,” Singh told TOI.“We will decide during the meeting about the framework of our agitation in Rajasthan. For this, we also need to speak with the coordination committee on farmers’ demands in Delhi. We may either block the national highway or resort to other forms of agitation,” he added.The three farm laws that are being opposed by the farmers of Punjab and Haryana are — the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation); The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance; and Farm Services and The Essential Commodities (Amendment). According to the farmers, these bills will bring an end to the minimum support price system and will leave them at the mercy of private corporates.Meanwhile, Rajasthan became the third state in the country after Punjab and Chhattisgarh to counter Centre’s farm laws when its assembly passed four amendment bills, which among other things, make minimum support price (MSP) mandatory for contract farming.

The Times of India

2020-12-01

Jaipur