Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers take out protest march against farm bills in Jhansi

JHANSI: Hundreds of farmers protested against the recently passed Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 at the district headquarters at Mauranipur tehsil here on Friday. The farmers, under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) reached the district collectorate and submitted a memorandum appealing to the government to take back the bill. Prem Narayan Dwivedi, , a farmer leader, who led the agitation, said their main objection is the removal of minimum support price (MSP) without which the farmers will be clueless about the price at which they should sell their produce. He also appealed to the government to implement two- child policy in the country to control the growing population which is creating a serious problem. Similarly, farmers in huge numbers marched towards the tehsil headquarters in Mauranipur and submitted memorandum to the SDM demanding withdrawal of the bill. Shiv Narayan Singh Parihar, a farmer leader, who was in the protest march, said, “The bill is completely against the interests of farmers and should be withdrawn”. The protestors blocked the road at Ambedkar crossing which was cleared. The protest march at both the places was however peaceful.

The Times of India

2020-09-26

Kanpur