Karnataka Legislative Council LOP and BJP Leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, during the protest, stated that the party members stand with the farmers, demanding immediate resolutions during the BJP protest against the state government in Suvarna Soudha.
Amid protests by sugarcane farmers demanding a fair price in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the central government sets the fixed-rate price.
The Indian agriculture sector has hailed the restructuring of Goods and Services Tax (GST), as the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) on Saturday said that the reform will help the farmers due to the enhanced demand.
Farmers in Himachal Pradesh want India to ban Turkish apples. They say Turkey helped Pakistan during a conflict with India, hurting local apple growers. They have asked the government to stop imports and raise taxes on apples to protect Indian farmers.
They called on the central government to impose a complete ban or at least raise import duties above 100% on apples from about 44 foreign countries, particularly Turkey.
Farmer organisations across Himachal Pradesh have called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose a complete ban on the import of apples from Turkey and enforce strict import duties and quality standards on apples coming from other countries.
President of the Himachal Pradesh Kisan Sabha, said that a Dharna protest is being held to support the farmers' demands, and silent prayers are also being offered for the victims of Pahalgam.
Demanding their release, Badal accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of ignoring demands made by the farmers despite promising MSP on crops.
Dallewal, the convener of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanouri border to press the Centre to accept the farmers' demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha organized a protest rally in Agartala yesterday, highlighting the ongoing struggles of farmers across India, particularly those in Delhi, Haryana, and Greater Noida. The rally began at Paradise Chowmuhani and culminated in a meeting where protestors reiterated their
Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar slammed the centre on Saturday for not even visiting Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-onto-death at the Khanouri border between Punjab and Haryana to press the Centre to accept the agitating farmers' demands.