Farmers Movement Archive

Assam: Farmers’ body threatens stir over MSP

GUWAHATI: The Assam wing of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), farmers’ wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Tuesday warned of a statewide agitation on September 9 if the Centre fails to act on its demands on farm laws and minimum support price (MSP). “The MSP should be decided on the basis of cost, and a new law should be formulated, keeping in mind the concerns raised by farmers, to resolve the dispute arising out of the new laws,” Krishna Kanta Bora, state organizing secretary of the BKS, said. “For the aforementioned demands, the state wing of the BKS will stage a demonstration on September 9. BKS had sent a memorandum of demands to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 11. Unfortunately, we have not got any response from the Prime Minister in the matter. Therefore, we have decided to hold the protest. Further courses of action will be decided on the basis of the stand of the central government on the demands.” Bora said that a quintal of rice is being sold at around Rs 1,100 in the state, which is much below the rate fixed by the Centre. “Farmers should get fair prices for their produce,” he added. “We would like to urge the government to take stringent action against the people involved in the fertilizer syndicate,” he added.

The Times of India

2021-09-08

Guwahati