Farmers Movement Archive

Subsidise fertilisers, agricultural tools, says Rakesh Tikait

Rakesh Tikait, national spokesman for the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), said the Centre must support farmers by providing subsidy on fertilisers, seeds, electricity and agricultural equipment.“The condition of farmers across the country is bad. The government’s focus is on making policies to provide loan, not on offering good price for the produce. The government is eyeing farmers’ land by burdening them with loan,” Tikait said.He was speaking at “Kisan Sammaan and Vijay Divas” programme in new grain market of Jagadhri here today. The event was organised to honour farmers who participated in the 13-month protest against the three farm laws at Delhi borders.Farmer leaders Yudhvir Singh, Ratan Maan, Subhash Gurjar and Satpal Kaushik were present on the occasion.Tikait said the farmers’ protest was a 13-month training camp in which youths, farmers, labourers, women, adivasis and other persons of the entire country had been trained to help people being victimised by the government.“Apple growers of Jammu and Kashmir are calling us as there is nobody to listen to their grievances,” he said.He said they would oppose the policy being prepared by the government to open dairy sector of the country to Australia. “Under the new policy, Australian dairy sector will sell milk in our villages at a rate of Rs 22 per litre. If this is adopted, what will happen to our farmers?” he added. — TNS

The Tribune

2022-01-01

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