All posts tagged: Farmers Protest 2024

Cops Fire Tear Gas, Use Water Cannon As Farmers Resume Delhi March

Cops Fire Tear Gas, Use Water Cannon As Farmers Resume Delhi March

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Police use tear gas, water cannon, stop 101 farmers at the Shambhu border itself. New Delhi: At least 10 farmers were injured when police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse them at the Haryana-Punjab border today. A group of 101 farmers resumed their ‘Delhi chalo’ foot march at noon, pressing the government for the fulfillment of their demands, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Congress leader and wrestler, Bajrang Punia, joined the farmers at the Shambhu border. “On one hand the government is saying that we are not stopping the farmers, but on the other hand, they are using tear gas and other things. It is being treated as if it is the Pakistan border. When leaders go to Delhi to protest, do they take permission?” he said. It is the third attempt by the protesting farmers to march towards the national capital since December 6. They were earlier not allowed to proceed by security personnel in Haryana on December 6 and December 8. Ahead of their planned march today, …

Farmers’ Protest In Delhi Today. Here’s What Their Demands Are

Farmers’ Protest In Delhi Today. Here’s What Their Demands Are

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Bhartiya Kisan Parishad will press demands for compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws. Farmers will march towards the Parliament complex on Monday to press five key demands, leading to increased security and route diversions in the Delhi-NCR regions. Here are the key developments: Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) leader Sukhbir Khalifa had announced on Sunday that the march till the Parliament complex will press the demand for compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws. The march will begin from 12 pm near the Mahamaya flyover and will move towards Delhi on foot and on tractors. Farmers from 20 districts, including Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh and Agra, will be part of the march. The five demands include allocation of 10 per cent plots and 64.7 per cent increased compensation under old acquisition law, four times the market rate compensation and 20 per cent plots should be given on the land acquired after January 1, 2014. Further, children of landless farmers should be given the benefit of employment and rehabilitation. Other demands are the for …

Sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) hike: How does it affect MSP & farmers?

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The story so far: As farmers protest on Delhi borders, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved ₹340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season 2024-25 at 10.25% sugar recovery rate. Affirming its ‘guarantee’ to double farmers’ income, the Centre pointed out that the new FRP was 8% higher than that offered in the current season 2023-24. The new FRP will kick in from October 1, 2024, announced Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur at a press briefing on February 21. Hailing his Cabinet’s decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the increase in sugarcane purchase price would benefit crores of farmers. देशभर के अपने किसान भाई-बहनों के कल्याण से जुड़े हर संकल्प को पूरा करने के लिए हमारी सरकार प्रतिबद्ध है। इसी कड़ी में गन्ना खरीद की कीमत में ऐतिहासिक बढ़ोतरी को मंजूरी दी गई है। इस कदम से हमारे करोड़ों गन्ना उत्पादक किसानों को लाभ होगा।https://t.co/Ap14Lrjw8Zhttps://t.co/nDEY8SAC3D — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 22, 2024 In a press release, the Centre informed that the new FRP was 107% …

Farmers halt ‘Delhi Chalo’ march till February 29, to stay put at Punjab-Haryana borders

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Farmers tying a black cloth on their turbans to mark Black Day protest against the Union government and Haryana government during their ongoing ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, at Shambhu Border in Patiala on February 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Farmers protesting to press the Centre for their various demands will stay put at the two protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border till February 29 when the next course of action will be decided, their leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said on February 23. A decision to this effect was taken on Friday evening by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), which are spearheading the ongoing agitation at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders. “The next announcement about the agitation will be made on February 29,” KMM leader Pandher told the media at Khanauri protest site. He also shared details about how the protesting farmers will spend their next few days: a candle march will be held on February 24, seminars will be organised on issues related to farmers on February 25, effigies of …

Farmers’ March Paused Till Feb 29, Protesters To Hold Ground At Borders

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A candle march is scheduled for today, followed by seminars on farmer-related issues tomorrow. New Delhi: Farmer leaders on Friday announced that the future course of action regarding their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march will be decided on February 29. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), spearheading the protests, outlined a list of activities planned for the next week. Until then, the farmers are determined to hold their ground at two protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border – Shambhu and Khanauri. A candle march is scheduled for today, followed by seminars on farmer-related issues tomorrow. On February 26, the protestors intend to burn effigies of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and ministers. In addition, several meetings of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha forums are slated for the subsequent two days. The demands put forth by the protesting farmers, including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP), the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, and a farm loan waiver, remain at the core of the agitation.  On Wednesday, a …

Policeman Injured, Tear Gas Shells Fired As Cops, Farmers Clash In Haryana

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Chandigarh: A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Haryana’s Hisar. Visuals showed a chaotic and volatile situation; police – escorted by riot personnel in full gear – can be seen taking people into custody while angry farmers surrounded them threateningly, shouting and jeering. The violence – in which tear gas shells were fired and police resorted to a lathi charge, while protesters threw stones – broke after the farmers were stopped from marching to Khanauri on the Punjab border to join thousands of their colleagues who have gathered there, and at the Shambhu border crossing, ahead of a ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to demand a legal guarantee for MSP, or minimum support price, and waiver of farm loans, pensions, and ollback of increased electricity rates, among other things. Earlier today a 62-year-old farmer died in Khanauri after suffering a cardiac arrest. Darshan Singh was from Punjab’s Bathinda district, and was the second person from Bathinda to have died in these protests; on Wednesday Subhkaran …

Farmers Protest: Farmers To March On Delhi Again, After Snubbing Centre’s Offer: 10 Points

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Delhi Farmers Protest: Farmers have been protesting the MSP issue since the 2020/21 agitation (File). New Delhi: Farmers demanding legal backing for MSP, or minimum support price, and calling for it to include all 23 listed cash crops, resume their march on Delhi today, after rejecting the offer of a five-year contract to buy only pulses, maize, and cotton. Here are the Top 10 points in this big story: On Monday evening farmer leaders snubbed the government’s offer to buy maize, cotton, and three types of pulses – toor, urad, and masoor – at the old MSP. They said it did not make sense as it applied to only a few crops, and ignored those growing the other 18. The farmers said the price – based on the A2+FL+50 per cent formula (MSP at 1.5 times direct costs, such as seeds and fertilisers, and unpaid family labour), and not the Swaminathan Commission’s C2+50 per cent formula (which includes rent for farm land, or the rental value of owned land) – would be “subsistence” payments and not …

Centre’s New 5-Year MSP Proposal. What It Means

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Delhi Farmers Protest: Farmers have been protesting the MSP issue since the 2020/21 agitation (File). New Delhi: The deadlock between the government and protesting farmers rolled into a second week Monday, with no definite breakthrough after four rounds of talks but signs of an accord on the horizon. At a meeting late Sunday the government – facing a second round of farmers’ protests, this time just weeks before a general election – relented on the subject of MSP, or minimum support price, proposing a five-year contract to buy pulses, maize, and cotton. The farmers – for whom MSP is a red-flag issue – asked, and were given, 48 hours to confer, and have put ‘Delhi Chalo 2.0’ on hold. A legal assurance for MSP is seen as No.1 on the farmers’ wish list. The two sides met in Chandigarh, with the government represented by three union ministers, including Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. The first signs, though, are not encouraging, with farmer leaders telling NDTV the government must offer guarantees on all 23 crops, and not …

Farmers Protest | Talks positive, focused on crop diversification, aid via NAFED: Govt | Chandigarh News

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Diversification, often called  the panacea for Punjab’s agrarian crisis, took centre-stage during the fourth round of talks between farmer leaders, three Union ministers, and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday. The union ministers presented a proposal for diversification into pulses, cotton, and maize, assuring farmers of minimum support prices with no quantity limitations. The farmers requested time until Tuesday to deliberate and provide their decision. Stepping out of the over four-hour-long discussion that started at 8.40 pm, Union Commerce and Industry Minister  Piyush Goyal called the talks  “positive.” He said farmers’ leaders raised  various concerns in the meeting, prompting some out-of-the-box  thinking. “They pointed to the  rising desertification in Punjab due to water sources drying up, leading to a discussion on diversification. We discussed how the cultivation of pulses could reduce imports, conserve water in Punjab, and boost farmers’ income,” said Goyal. He said the farmers  in Punjab  expressed interest in growing maize but raised concerns about potential losses if prices fall below MSP. “We proposed a  solution involving cooperative societies like NAFED entering …

Union ministers, farmers hold fourth round of talks | Latest News India

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A panel of Union ministers held a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders here on Sunday over their demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP, as thousands of protesting farmers stayed put at the Punjab-Haryana border. Chandigarh: Farmer leaders before a meeting with Union Ministers amid their ongoing protest over various demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops, in Chandigarh, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (PTI Photo) Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai reached the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration in Sector 26 for the talks. Discover the thrill of cricket like never before, exclusively on HT. Explore now! Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also joined the meeting, which began around 8:30 pm and continued late into the night. The Union ministers and farmer leaders had met earlier on February 8, 12 and 15 but the talks remained inconclusive. Protesting farmers from Punjab have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri points …