Modi terms MSP hike ‘historic’; ‘betrayal’, say farmers

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) termed the Modi government’s decision to hike MSP for paddy by Rs 200 a “historical betrayal”. The farmers union said that the Modi government was “hoodwinking” ahead of 2019 general elections.

“It actually is a historic betrayal of the promise made to farmers of fixing MSP at a level of at least 150 per cent of the C2 cost of production. Four years of the BJP government has passed without doing anything for farmers and they are now seeking to hoodwink farmers by making an aggressive campaign on the eve of the impending elections,” the AIKS said in a statement.

Reacting to the BJP leaders’ hailing the move as ‘historic’, the organisation said, “The BJP government’s tall claim that the decision on Kharif MSP is ‘historic’, falls flat when one compares the actual promise and the gap between A2+FL and C2 costs.”

The organisation alleged that there were “huge disparity” in the cost calculation by the Centre as the C2 cost of production didn’t include the farmers’ hard work and the rent of their land.

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