NEW DELHI: Coinciding with the anniversary of India’s first War of Independence on May 10, 1857, farmers from across the country will submit signed representations to district magistrates across India, demanding that the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman take up two private members’ bills, one each for putting an end to farm indebtedness, and for guaranteeing remunerative minimum support prices for all agricultural products.
Also on Monday the Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh, an umbrella body of 110 farmers’ organisations, announced their decision to stop the supply of farm products, including vegetables, grains and milk, to cities for 10 days from June 1 to protest against the Modi government and its “anti-farmer policies”. Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha was among those who backed the movement.
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