Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers to observe ‘black day’ tomorrow

Farmer unions under aegis of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee have decided to observe June 26, the 47th anniversary of the Emergency in the country, as ‘black day’ and seek the intervention of President Ramnath Kovind to ‘save agriculture and democracy’. “It is unfortunate that instead of conceding the just demand of farmers including repealing the three farm laws and statutory backing to the minimum support price(MSP), the BJP-led NDA government has been trying to suppress democratic protests in every possible way,” said AIKSCC Prakasam district convenor Ch. Ranga Rao while leading a protest here on Thursday. “The past seven months during which 520 protesting farmers have died reminds us the period of the Emergency 46 years ago,” he added. During the coronavirus pandemic, while the other sectors slumped, farmers risked their lives and achieved a record farm production, All India Kisan Sabha district secretary Vadde Hanuma Reddy pointed out, adding that the Centre had forced the three farm laws upon the farmers which would be taken away farming from their hands, only to be handed over to coroporates. Farmers’ suicide Referring to the spate of farmer’ suicides, Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangam district president P. Hanumantha Rao said more than 4 lakh farmers were forced to end their lives owing to mounting debts.

The Hindu

2021-06-25

ONGOLE,ANDHRA PRADESH