‘MSP purchase is Modi govt’ s warranty,’ claims India’s farming preacher as farmer unions restore objections–

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan guaranteed on Friday in Rajya Sabha that the Narendra Modi federal government is devoted to buying all ranch create at minimal assistance cost (MSP).

The farming preacher’s declaration began the day the farmers marched to Delhi with a charter of needs, that includes a lawful warranty for the MSP of plants.

“I want to assure the house through you that all produce of farmers will be purchased at Minimum support price. This is the Modi government and the guarantee to fulfil Modi’s guarantee,” Chouhan informed your house.

” MSP is provided when a plant is cost prices less than the MSP. I intend to guarantee the well-being of farmers is our dedication. We have actually done the job of elevating MSP and additionally purchasing plants on MSP,” he added.

Citing the policies of the Modi government, Chouhan said that since 2019, MSP has been calculated to include a 50 per cent profit over the cost of production, benefiting farmers. He contrasted this with the Congress-led governments, alleging they ignored farmers’ demands.

“When our friends from the other side were in power, they had stated on record that they cannot accept the M S Swaminathan Commission recommendations, especially on giving 50 per cent more than the cost of produce. I have the record,” he said.

“They [the Congress] have never honored the farmers and never gave serious consideration to remunerative prices. But we, on the other hand, have been giving 50 per cent more than the cost of production for crops like paddy, wheat, jowar, and soybean for the past three years,” the minister said.

The minister also cited intervention in changing export duties and prices whenever rates of commodities fall.

After Chouhan’s remarks, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked him to place on record the documents to substantiate his claim, which he agreed to.

On December 3, Dhankhar had questioned Chouhan over the government not holding a dialogue with the farmers. “Can we create a boundary between the farmer and the government? I do not understand why there is no dialogue with the farmers. My concern is why this initiative has not happened so far,” he had actually claimed.

Later on Friday (December 6), the opposing farmer unions – Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) (SKM-NP)– chose to remember the team of 101 farmers that had actually been marching in the direction of Delhi.

With inputs from firms.