BJP State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting that Kerala be excluded from the Centre's advisory on discontinuing Minimum Support Price (MSP) bonus for paddy and wheat.
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has demanded that the coalition government immediately procure the entire mango produce from farmers at Rs 12 per kilogram.
The demonstration was held in response to the action taken against farm leaders in Punjab, who were protesting against the government while pressing various demands, including a legal guarantee for a Minimum Support Price (MSP) on all crops.
The BRS MLCs staged a protest outside the Telangana Legislative Council by holding placards and raising slogans against the incumbent Congress government.
The opposition organised the protest at Jawahar Chowk in the state capital and initially, they had planned to gheroed the state assembly. But they failed to do so and called off the protest after addressing the gathering at the chowk itself.
The Haryana CM's comments came amidst continued protests by farmers at the Haryana Punjab border. The farmers are asking for a charter of 12 demands including MSP for crops to be met by the state and Union governments
While addressing the Rajya Sabha Chouhan stated that the Central Government will continue to purchase crops from farmers at the MSP, reaffirming the government's commitment to farmers' welfare.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday emphasised the government's stance on Minimum Support Price (MSP) assuring that the welfare of farmers is a top priority for the government, highlighting their efforts to increase MSP and purchase crops at MSP rates.
Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday filed a Suspension of Business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 on Wednesday, seeking to discuss 'grave agrarian crisis' and farmers' agitation over demands for a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday assured the farmers in the state saying that it is his government's commitment to buy crops at MSP and deposit the money directly in the accounts. He also said that the Haryana government is youth welfare-oriented.