New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for kharif crops for the marketing season 2023-24. This decision has been taken in the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has approved an increase of Rs 143 in the minimum support price of paddy to Rs 2,183 per quintal for 2023-24. Along with this, the price of A grade paddy has been increased to Rs 2203 per quintal. He said that the minimum support price of moong was increased to Rs 8,558 per quintal. The minimum support price of jowar has been fixed at Rs 3180 per quintal. Meanwhile, the farmers have protested against the increase of only 7 percent on paddy by the Centre. Sarwan Singh Pandher, General Secretary of Kisan Majdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab has described it as a joke with the farmers.
‘Seed price increased by 200 percent’
Kisan Majdoor Sangharsh Committee Punjab General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said that despite the passing of 9 years of Modi government, they have never understood the pain of farmers, Pandher said that the price of paddy seed has increased by 200 percent while the government has given 7 The price of paddy has increased per cent, he said that the government has announced the MSP of other crops including pulses but the central government has never bought these decisions from Punjab. The General Secretary of Kisan Mazudar Sangharsh Committee said that the Haryana government is beating the farmers for demanding MSP at Suraj Mukhi, we will not tolerate it, he warned the central government and said that they should soon enact the MSP Guarantee Act and Swaminath Fix the price of crops based on the report. Apart from this, the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee is protesting on June 8 in the whole of Punjab regarding electricity, he has also announced the program.
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee released the list of sit-ins
State level list of sit-ins to be held at 104 SDO offices in 19 districts:
District Moga-5
District Fazilka-2
District Amritsar 19 (+ 3 place requisition)
District Ferozepur-8
District Tarn Taran-17 (3 Mang Patar)
District Jalandhar-3
District Kapurthala-4
District Gurdaspur – 11
District Hoshiarpur -5
District Pathankot – 1
District Mansa-1
District Ludhiana-2
District Muktsar-1
District Bathinda-1
Total = 14 districts, 86 Dharnas
BKU Azad : 5 Districts, 18 Dharnas
Total = 19 districts, 104 Dharnas
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