Bharatiya Kisan Sangh will hit the streets demanding remunerative prices

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, the RSS's farmers' wing, is going to hold a nationwide protest on 8 September demanding the farmers' right to remunerative prices for their crops. The National General Secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Badrinarayan Chaudhary has said that on 11 August, the Kisan Sangh had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding remunerative prices for the farmers.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, the RSS's farmers' wing, is going to hold a nationwide protest on 8 September demanding the farmers' right to remunerative prices for their crops. The National General Secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Badrinarayan Chaudhary has said that on 11 August, the Kisan Sangh had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding remunerative prices for the farmers.

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh waited for PM's reply till 31 August, but they have received no response from the government to date. Therefore, the country's largest farmers' organisation has called for a protest movement. He added that under the program of 8 September, the workers of the Kisan Sangh across the country will stage a sit-in protest at the district headquarters and submit a memorandum. A symbolic protest will also be held at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.

Badrinarayan Choudhary further said that the government should listen to them as it is a legitimate demand. If the government does not agree with this demand, then they should explain why there is no logic in the demand for remunerative prices. The farmers' protest at the Delhi border has entered its 10th month with the demand to enact a law on MSP. The farmers are also demanding a repeal of the three agricultural laws.

However, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh is supporting the three agriculture laws provided the government makes 5 amendments in the acts. Badrinarayan Choudhary has said that the demand to repeal the laws is not right. After studying these laws, he found that it would prove beneficial for the farmers and would also create other employment opportunities in the agriculture sector. The government should set up separate Kisan Nyayalayas to protect the farmers under these laws.

Along with this, complete details of the buying companies should be available on a website. Farmers will get the price of their crops directly and with the uptake of the crop. In the case of credit purchases, the limit of the buying company should be fixed. He further added that these provisions will reduce the deficiency in the three agriculture laws and they will prove beneficial for the farmers.

However, the demand of the Kisan Sangh is focused on remunerative prices for farmers and the issue of three agricultural laws is not a part of this movement. Badrinarayan Choudhary said that the government fixes MSP on 23 crops, but the farmers are currently getting the MSP on only four or five crops. Farmers should have the right to remunerative prices.

On the formula of MSP, the General Secretary of the Kisan Sangh said that the situation is different in different states. In Punjab, the government is giving electricity and water free of cost, while in Rajasthan, farmers have to pay the price. In such a situation, fixing of one-nation-one MSP, benefits the farmers of a particular state, while others have to bear the losses. Therefore, the government should fix the MSP based on the local conditions of the states and the cost of production.

Badrinarayan Choudhary further said that after the 8 September agitation and memorandum, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh will wait for 10 more days for the response of the government. If the government does not take any steps, then a decision will be taken to keep the movement alive.