Farmers demand criminal action against those buying goods below MSP

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Farmers demand criminal action against those buying goods below MSP

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Nashik: Farmers have demanded that the people purchasing agriculture produce below the minimum support price (MSP) be declared as a criminal act and police complaints be filed against such people.The demand is one of the nine made by All India Kisan Sabha Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) from the Prime Minister on the occasion of Kranti Din.A delegation led by Raju Desale met resident deputy district collector Bhagwat Doifode and presented him the demands.The farmers’ outfit denounced the central government package for agricultural development, saying that it would not help farmers in any way and instead force them to rely on corporates for selling their produce. tnn

Publisher

The Times of India

Date

2020-08-12

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Nashik