Rashtriya Kisan Morcha open to amendments in three farm laws

Rashtriya Kisan Morcha, an association of more than 125 farmers' organisations, has agreed for amendments the Centre's three farm laws on a condition that the government must make amendments according to their suggestion. During a meeting, which was attended by the farmers from 20 states, it was decided that the farmers want a solution to the three agricultural laws rather than an indefinite agitation.

New Delhi: Over 125 farmers' organisations including farmers' unions and farmers' associations have constituted Rashtriya Kisan Morcha which has agreed for amending Central government's three farm laws on a condition that the government must make amendments according to their suggestion. In this direction, the Rashtriya Kisan Morcha will soon write a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

According to farmers, the Rashtriya Kisan Morcha is a different organisation that is not a part of the ongoing farmers' movement against the three agricultural laws. Farmer leader VM Singh held a meeting at Gurudwara Shri Rakab Ganj Sahib in New Delhi on Wednesday. During the meeting, which was attended by the farmers from 20 states, it was decided that the farmers want a solution to the three agricultural laws rather than an indefinite agitation.

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VM Singh reiterated that if the government makes it mandatory to purchase on MSP and if the four amendments proposed by the Rashtriya Kisan Morcha are made in the three agricultural laws, then the farmers of the country will be benefited. After that, perhaps the farmers sitting on the borders of Delhi will also gain confidence and they will come forward to talk with the government, he added. Although the farmers' organizations staging a protest on the Delhi borders are adamant on the demand to repeal the three laws right away.

Certainly, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) is not the only forum to have the highest leadership of farmers in the country. Now, after the formation of a new association of farmers', it is believed that after eight months of agitation, the farmers want to accept the amendment proposal by convincing the Central government for making a law on procurement with a guarantee on MSP.

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In addition to it, the Rashtriya Kisan Morcha also wants the government to agree on the proposed four amendments including no provision of acquiring land in the contract, contractee should not have the right to take any kind of loan on the land, the contract should be made on the MSP and in case of dispute, farmers must have the right to move to court. Apart from this, Rashtriya Kisan Morcha also demanded that kin of the farmers who died during the movement should be given Rs 10 lakh as compensation as well as withdrawal of all cases against the farmers.

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