Farmers Movement Archive

Promise to double income just a jumla: Ugrahan

Bathinda: Just ahead of the state polls, the farmer groups have taken on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the promise made by him about doubling the farmer income by 2022 has not been fulfilled. The groups have stated that it turned out to be another jumla of this government, just like the promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh in every account. To protest against false promises, the farmers have now decided to burn effigies across villages from January 2 at DC and SDM offices. The decisions were taken during a BKU Ekta Sidhupur emergency meeting.Farm group BKU Ekta Ugrahan president Joginder Singh Ugrahan said that the promise of doubling farmer income by 2022 has proved to be hollow. “This government is not serious for farmers and if it is for welfare of farmers, the government should give legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) on all crops to all farmers. We will protest against Narendra Modi in villages and on January 5,” said an activist. Farmer group BKU Ekta Sidhupur president Jagjit Singh Dallewal said that in the meeting, the group has decided to burn effigies in villages on January 2 and from 12 noon to 2pm at DC, SDM offices across Punjab because at this time Modi will be in Punjab.BKU Ekta Dakaunda general secretary Jagmohan Singh said that farmers even earlier were not beleiving in the promise as the MSP is not being fixed as per C2+50% formula but on A2+50% formula with which the farmer income could not be enhanced.

The Times of India

2022-01-02

Chandigarh