State-wide rally to update farmers about farm laws
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State-wide rally to update farmers about farm laws
Description
Nashik: The Sanyukta Kisan Morcha Maharashtra (SKMM), in order to make the farmers aware of the farm laws, has decided to take out an awareness rally from Mumbai to Nanded. The rally will begin from the Azad Maidan in Mumbai on January 6 and then move to all the districts in the state and will finally conclude in Nanded. “The farmers have been protesting in Delhi against the three farm laws that were introduced recently by the central government. Some political parties have extended their support to the agitating farmers, but the fact is that most of the farmers in the state and even a section of political representatives don’t know about the provisions in the bills,” Yogesh Rayate, coordinator of SKMM, said. “Hence, there is a need that farmers should know what are the rigid provisions in the new farm laws. There have been some provisions that are in favour of the contract farming companies,” said Rayate. Rayate went on to add that the Centre has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for some agricultural crops, but farmers are not getting the price as per the MSP.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-01-04
Coverage
Nashik