PURNIA: Farmer leaders and members of various political parties are holding ‘kisan panchayats’ in different blocks of the district to create awareness against the three farm laws passed by the Centre as well as the minimum support price (
MSP
) of farm products.
As a part of the ongoing agitation, a farmers’ meeting was held in Jhunni panchayat under K-Nagar block of the district on Tuesday. At least 300
farmers
and political leaders belonging
Congress,
RJD,
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Left attended the meeting.
AAP state spokesperson Nyaz Ahmad said, “We organise farmers’ meetings under the banner of
Kisan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti
, Purnia unit, from time to time. We have convened such meetings at 7-8 places like Purnia town, Kasba and Danghara.”
He added: “The MSP for maize crop has been fixed at Rs1860, but farmers of
Seemanchal
are forced to sell their produce at Rs1,000-1,200 per quintal. Now, we have adopted a strategy. Farmers will not sell their produce to middlemen at a throwaway price. Instead, we will lay siege to Purnia collectorate with maize crop.”
Prof Alok Kumar, president of Purnia Kisan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti, said the Narendra Modi-government is anti-farmer.
Md Islamuddin, district president of the farmers’ forum, said, “The present dispensation is working against farmers and labourers of the country. The farmers’ agitation on Delhi borders have got support in other countries as well. But,
Modi government doesn’t pay attention to the farmers’ woes.”