Congress on Farmers Protest: Regarding the Parliament march of farmers’ organizations, Congress said on Friday that it supports all the demands of the farmers and their organizations.
Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on social media platform ‘X’, “Farmers are marching to Parliament today. After getting the support of the Vice President and Honorable Chairman of Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar, his protest has got a tremendous booster dose.
He said, “Farmers and their organizations have been continuously agitating for the following demands: Legal guarantee for MSP, setting MSP at 1.5 times the comprehensive cost of farming as per the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, just as banks have given loans to defaulting private sector banks, Loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of companies were waived off, similarly farmers should be given one-time relief from loans.
According to Ramesh, farmers also demand that decisions on import and export of agricultural commodities should be taken by an independent agency in which farmers have adequate representation and that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, which benefits insurance companies, should now be made keeping in mind the interests and concerns of farmers. Be reorganized to complete. “The Indian National Congress fully supports these and all other demands of the farmer organizations,” he said.
