Thousands of farmers have been protesting on unique borders of the national capital given that November 26 against the 3 newly enacted farm laws. Leaders of farmer groups have held quite a few rounds of talks with the government but all of them remained inconclusive so far. After the fifth round of talks, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has known as a further meeting on December 9.
So what are the demands of farmers?
1. The 1st and foremost demand of the protesting farmers’ organisations is the repeal of 3 new agricultural laws. The 3 new agricultural laws contain the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Simplification) Act 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance and Agreement on Agricultural Services Act 2020, and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020. Farmers’ organisations say that these laws will advantage the corporate, but not the farmers. However, the government claims that farmers will advantage from these 3 laws and the agriculture sector will develop.
2. The second demand of farmers is the assure of MSP to make sure procurement of crops at minimum assistance cost (MSP). Farmers’ organisations want a assure of MSP from the central government. However, the government has assured to continue procurement on MSP and is also presenting an instance of the record procurement of other crops, such as wheat and rice through the tenure of the present government.
3. The third demand of farmers is the withdrawal of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, as they really feel that they will not get no cost electrical energy due to this.
4. The farmers’ fourth demand is to finish the fine and jail sentence for stubble burning.
5. In addition, they also are demanding MSP as advised by the Swaminathan Commission. The Swaminathan Commission Report states that the government must raise the MSP to at least 50% a lot more than the weighted typical price of production. It is also identified as the C2+ 50% formula.
6. Slash diesel cost for agricultural use by 50%.
7. They are also demanding to get a written assurance in the kind of a Bill that minimum assistance cost (MSP) and standard meals grain procurement technique by the Centre will continue.