Agrarian crisis: Farmers to intensify protests from November 26 | Times of India

Farmer organisations from across the country will on November 26 launch a two-month long nationwide campaign from Bardoli in Gujarat to ensure that no crop is sold below the minimum support price (MSP).

The campaign, which will conclude on January 26 next year, is also meant to enlist the support of more farmers to the twin demands of ‘freedom from debt’ and ‘guaranteed fair and remunerative prices for all farm produce’.

The dates for launch and conclusion of the campaign were selected by farmer groups keeping historical significance in mind. The Constitution of India was adopted on November 26 in 1949 whereas it had come into force two months later on January 26, 1950.

A large number of farmers, gathered in the Capital, held a ‘Kisan Mukti Sansad’ (farmers’ liberation parliament) at Parliament Street during their two day protest. They were presented with two ‘bills’ by Swabhimani Paksha leader and sitting MP Raju Shetty and former MP Hannan Mollah on behalf of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC). The ‘bills’ are about legislations on loan waiver and remunerative prices of farm produce (at least 1.5 times of input cost as per recommendation of the MS Swaminathan Committee report)

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