Kisan Congress chief writes to PM Modi, says Centre ‘betrayed’ farmers- The New Indian Express

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NEW DELHI: Accusing the Centre of getting “betrayed” the farmers, the All India Kisan Congress on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the “plight” of the tillers and reiterating the demand for the authorized assure for MSP for all crops.

The Congress’ unit for farmers additionally reiterated the demand for the dismissal of Union Minister of State for Dwelling Ajay Mishra Teni over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, the discharge of “harmless” farmers imprisoned within the case, withdrawal of “faux instances” registered towards farmers in varied states throughout the farmers’ agitation and compensation to households of the deceased farmers.

In his letter to Prime Minister Modi, All India Kisan Congress (AIKC) president Sukhpal Singh Khaira stated it’s nearly one yr since tens of hundreds of farmers lifted their sit-in and suspended their agitation in December 2021 following the PM’s assurance and withdrawal of three farm legal guidelines.

“Moreover the withdrawal of three legal guidelines, farmers have been promised another urgent points, that are issues of life and dying for them. However nothing has been carried out about these calls for thus far.

Farmers have been left with no choice, however to stage a protest on December 9 in New Delhi because the Central authorities has thus far not taken any confidence-building initiative,” Khaira stated.

Chatting with reporters, Khaira stated the Centre has not taken any concrete step within the path of fulfilling the guarantees made on the time of the withdrawal of three “anti-farmer” legal guidelines.

He reiterated the demand for the authorized assure for MSP for all crops and stated that MSP needs to be assured utilizing the C2+50 per cent components, primarily based on the advice of the Swaminathan Fee report.

In his letter, the AIKC chief demanded that the committee constituted by the Centre for this goal needs to be dismissed, and a brand new committee needs to be constituted with due illustration of farmers and farmer organisations.

He additionally demanded that the speed of curiosity on farmers’ loans be lowered by at the least 50 per cent and loans of farm labourers be utterly written off.

Khaira additionally demanded the implementation of a farmer pension scheme of Rs 5,000 per 30 days for all small, medium and marginal farmers and farm labourers.

<br /> NEW DELHI: Accusing the Centre of getting “betrayed” the farmers, the All India Kisan Congress on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the “plight” of the tillers and reiterating the demand for the authorized assure for MSP for all crops.</p> <p>The Congress’ unit for farmers additionally reiterated the demand for the dismissal of Union Minister of State for Dwelling Ajay Mishra Teni over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, the discharge of “harmless” farmers imprisoned within the case, withdrawal of “faux instances” registered towards farmers in varied states throughout the farmers’ agitation and compensation to households of the deceased farmers.</p> <p>In his letter to Prime Minister Modi, All India Kisan Congress (AIKC) president Sukhpal Singh Khaira stated it’s nearly one yr since tens of hundreds of farmers lifted their sit-in and suspended their agitation in December 2021 following the PM’s assurance and withdrawal of three farm legal guidelines.</p> <p>“Moreover the withdrawal of three legal guidelines, farmers have been promised another urgent points, that are issues of life and dying for them. However nothing has been carried out about these calls for thus far.</p> <p>Farmers have been left with no choice, however to stage a protest on December 9 in New Delhi because the Central authorities has thus far not taken any confidence-building initiative,” Khaira stated.</p> <p>Chatting with reporters, Khaira stated the Centre has not taken any concrete step within the path of fulfilling the guarantees made on the time of the withdrawal of three “anti-farmer” legal guidelines.</p> <p>He reiterated the demand for the authorized assure for MSP for all crops and stated that MSP needs to be assured utilizing the C2+50 per cent components, primarily based on the advice of the Swaminathan Fee report.</p> <p>In his letter, the AIKC chief demanded that the committee constituted by the Centre for this goal needs to be dismissed, and a brand new committee needs to be constituted with due illustration of farmers and farmer organisations.</p> <p>He additionally demanded that the speed of curiosity on farmers’ loans be lowered by at the least 50 per cent and loans of farm labourers be utterly written off.</p> <p>Khaira additionally demanded the implementation of a farmer pension scheme of Rs 5,000 per 30 days for all small, medium and marginal farmers and farm labourers.<br />