Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday directly asked several questions to Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan regarding the farmers' agitation.
Pointing at Shivraj, he said, Agriculture Minister, every moment of yours is heavy. I request you and second person under the Constitution of India please tell me what was promised to the farmer? And why was the promise not kept?
What do we do to keep the promise? There was a movement last year too, this year too there is a movement. The wheel of time keeps turning. We are not doing anything.
Dhankhar was speaking at the centenary function of the Central Institute of Research in Cotton Technology (CIRCOT) in Mumbai. Shivraj also participated in this program.
However, he did not respond to the Vice President's questions. Shivraj said- India cannot become a prosperous country without farmers.
Vice President said- Indian farmer is helpless… 4 points
- I saw India changing for the first time. I felt for the first time that a developed India is not our dream but our goal. India has never been so high in the world. Why is my farmer upset and sad when this is happening?
- This time is painful for me because I am steeped in nationalism. Our credibility in the world has never been higher, the Prime Minister of India today is considered among the top leaders of the world.
- Modi has given a message to the world that only through dialogue can there be a solution. In such a situation, the problems of the farmers should be resolved. To attain the status of a developed nation, the income of every citizen has to increase eight times.
- Who are the people who tell the farmers that they will give them a fair price for their produce? I do not understand that the mountain will collapse. The farmer is alone and helpless.
Farmers protest in Noida just as Dhankhad questioned the Agriculture Minister
Farmers in Noida raised slogans against the government's policies.
While Dhankhad was interrogating the agriculture minister, the police on Tuesday arrested over 163 farmers who were protesting at the 'Dalit Prerna Sthalam' in Noida for their various demands on the call of the United Kisan Morcha. Prerna site was also evacuated.
Police said several farmer leaders, including the national president of the Bharatiya Kisan Parishad, have been arrested. The farmers who were on strike at the Dalit Prerna place had been preparing to stand for a long time. But the tents were already destroyed.
4 demands of farmers
- 10% plot should be given to farmers in exchange for land acquisition.
- Farmers should get compensation at the rate of 64.7%.
- As per the new land acquisition law compensation should be 4 times the market rate.
- Children of zamindars and landless farmers should be given all benefits of employment and rehabilitation.
A movement of 10 farmers' organizations may march in Delhi after 1 week
10 organizations are involved in the movement. They include BKU Tikait, BKU Mahatma Tikait, BKU Ajgar, BKU Krishak Shakti, Bharatiya Kisan Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha, Kisan Ekta Parishad, Kisan Majdoor Sangharsh Morcha, Jawan Jai Kisan Morcha, System Reform Organization Agra. The movement is led by Sukhbir Khalifa of Bharatiya Kisan Parishad and Pawan Khatna of Bharatiya Kisan Union Tikait.
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