Farmers ‘Delhi Chalo’ March Protest 2024: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday questioned the Haryana Government for blocking the roads ahead of the farmers' protest. Two pleas were filed in the High Court. The first plea challenged the internet suspension and border sealing in Haryana while the second plea challenged road blockades by protestors.
Lok Sabha Election 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came out in support of farmers protest in North India and gave a guarantee of assuring legal guarantee of MSP for crops if voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024. He said he wanted to make sure farmers are guaranteed a fair price for their crops by law. These protests are happening mostly near Punjab and Haryana borders.
The union government has extended a direct invitation to Sarwan Singh Pandher and Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur) president Jagjit Singh Dallewal for the second round of the meeting on Monday at 5 pm in Chandigarh.
Be it an increase of 5-10 per cent in Minimum Support Price (MSP) (per quintal) of 17 Kharif crops, or a raise of Rs 635 to over Rs 2000 (per quintal) in MSP of five Rabi crops, Haryana government says, it has implemented nearly 54 schemes for the welfare of farmers from 2014-15 till 2022-23.