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My comment cited in Forbes India. “Currently 23 crops are covered by MSP but the government does not have the wherewithal to purchase the output of all these crops,” says Sanjeev Sabhlok, economist and former IAS officer adding that two ideas have been floated by protesting farmers; the scope of crops under MSP to be…
Farmers protest reaches Bengal: Kisan Ekta Morcha holds No Vote To BJP rallies
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For more than a 100 days, farmers from various parts of the country have remained gathered at Delhi s borders protesting against three contentious laws. Multiple rounds of talks with the Centre has failed to break the deadlock, and it is unclear when the protests might cease. Now, the members of the Kisan Ekta Morcha have amped up their efforts, leading agitations in other parts of the country.
Weeks ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, protesters have descended on the eastern state. They are not campaigning for any of the parties in the fray - they are simply calling for no vote to BJP . The initiative in Bengal are being carried out by several groups associated with the farmers protest and reports indicate that this is just one of many areas that they plan to agitate in.
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