Farmers Movement Archive

PM Narendra Modi lying, trying to mislead the farmers: Sayunkt Kisan Morcha

Jaipur: Leaders of Sayunkt Kisan Morcha, Rajasthan, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Friday speech was “full of lies and unfounded claims” and that he was trying to mislead farmers. While addressing farmers of Madhya Pradesh, Modi had said the Centre was serious about guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP) for their produce. “The speech delivered by Modi yesterday was full of lies and unfounded claims. Millions of farmers are now on the streets around Delhi in this cold weather facing BJP government’s oppression. Their only demand is to immediately repeal all three anti-farmer laws,” said the leader during the press conference at Alwar’s Shahajahanpur on Rajasthan-Haryana border. Among the leaders present at the press conference were Viju Krishnan, Ranjit Singh Raju, Balwan Poonia, Yogendra Yadav, Amra Ram, Foolchand Dheva and Purushottam Parmar. Meanwhile, Kisan Mahapanchayat leader Ram Pal Jat said, “Under Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), 75% of the total production of oilseeds and pulses like - mustard, groundnut, sunflower, soybean, sesame, ramtil, moong, urad, arhar, lentil and gram - have been excluded from purchase at the minimum support price (MSP). This has led to a situation of falling income of the farmers. Despite this, the prime minister is constantly talking about continuation of the minimum support price (MSP). Not only this, they are even saying that they are ready to give written assurance to the representatives of the farmers on MSP. This is nothing but misleading the farmers.” “There is a possibility of a loss of Rs 117 crore in the purchase of gram and groundnut in Rajasthan alone due to non-procurement by the central government even up to 25% of the total production. The government is hell bent on stopping purchases even up to 25%. However, in Madhya Pradesh, 27.1% gram was purchased secretly to win Madhya Pradesh by-elections. This is discrimination against farmers of other states.” he added. Meanwhile, Gujjar leader Himmat Singh-led farmers’ group has also threatened to block railway line in protest against the three farm laws. The farmers will organize “Sraddhanjali” in every villages and towns of the state on Sunday to pay homage to all the farmers who have died during the agitation. They also organised a candle march on Saturday evening. “The Modi government is trying to ignore the farmers’ movement and is not paying attention to their hardships. The BJP-RSS and Modi government have a misconception that they will be able to crush, break and thwart the movement. But this time the farmers are firmly resolved and they will teach the government a lesson and force them to bow down,” said the leaders.

The Times of India

2020-12-20

Jaipur