A farmer Rahul Bahirat wrote to PM Modi directly, asking the government to help solve the problem but no response was forthcoming from the Centre.
Tag: agrarian crisis
Modi Govt Responsible for Suicides by Farmers: Pravin Togadia
He said the BJP should stop considering the farmers as a “vote-bank”.
Punjab: Sugarcane Farmers Call Out Govt for ‘Fake Sympathy’
Farmers allege that they have not been paid their dues in over a year by the government and privatised sugar mills.
Onions at Re 1/kg, Garlic at 50 Paisa/kg: Farmers in Madhya Pradesh Suffering
Farmers growing garlic and onion are unable to break even.
Demonetisation, Agrarian Crisis Exposed Consequences of Financial Exclusion: India Exclusion Report 2017-18
Following demonetisation, the agriculture sector was one of the worst hit as farmers usually deal in cash.
Farmers From 24 States Assemble To Protest In Delhi
Volunteers, including doctors, lawyers, professors and artists, all came out in large numbers to help the farmers.
Kisan March: Palghar People Say They Want Land, Not Bullet Train
“What will I do with the money, where would I go with it? If we are left with our land, we may do something with it, the money would perish soon,” a farmer said.
No Govt can Survive Without Support of Farmers: Ex-PM H D Deve Gowda
“The farmers of this country has awakened and they cannot be fooled,” Gowda said.
‘Most Important Thing in the World Right Now’: Amitav Ghosh on Farmers’ March to Delhi
The author said that the march was “of vital significance in a region where more than a billion people will face catastrophe.”
Farmers From Across India Converge in Delhi for Historic Protest Against the Government
Support for the farmers poured in with activists taking to Twitter to ask the general public to join the march.
Cong promises loan-waiver scheme for farmers, if voted to power
The party claimed that the scheme of the UPA government in 2009 had benefited 3.2 crore farmers.