Hanumangrh-dharna


Gherao of District Collectorate in support of demand for purchase at MSP

Report of MEC Correspondent

Farmers and workers jammed the Bharat Mata chowk at Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan with their protests on 8 October. This action was in support of their demand that the kharif crops – moong, paddy, bajra and peanuts – should be purchased at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the respective crop.The plan to hold the protest was made on 4 October at the site. The program was organised under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha.

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Kisan andolan – Present situation and the way forward

Sixth meeting organized by Mazdoor Ekta Committee

“The mood among the kisans is one of great optimism…” said Baldev Singh Sirsa, of the Lok Bhalai Insaf Welfare Society. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will carry forward the struggle for MSP for all crops and for the other demands, till they are realised, he said. Shri Baldev Singh Sirsa was the main speaker at the sixth meeting organised by the Mazdoor Ekta Committee (MEC) on the theme ‘Kisan andolan: Present situation and the way forward’. The Lok Bhalai Insaf Welfare Society is one of the members of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), consisting of over 500 kisan organisations, which is leading the all-India struggle of kisans.

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