Agrarian Issues

SKM Hails Defeat of Union Minister Ajay Misra Teni, Demands Criminal Prosecution

The farmers’ collective congratulates voters for punishing BJP by denying it single party majority, flags drubbing in rural areas of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan.THE Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the farmers’ collective that led the year-long protest against the now repealed three farm laws, has congratulated the people of India, especially those in rural belts, for ensuring that the “anti-farmer and anti-worker” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not get single-party majority.In a press statement issued on June 5, SKM said: “The people have severely punished the Modi led

AIKS Condemns Premeditated Murder of Cattle Transport Workers in Chhattisgarh

AIKS Accuses State Police of Chhattisgarh of Communal BiasDemands Judicial Enquiry and Immediate Arrest of the Culprits and Prosecution, Compensation of Rs 50 Lakh each to the Families of the Deceased and Rs 20 Lakh to the InjuredDemands that Parliament Enact a Law to Prevent Mob Lynching and Hate Crimes and Establish Fast Track Court for Speedy Trial and ConvictionTHE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on June10, has strongly protested the brutal murder of two cattle transport workers and the severe injury to another worker between 2 and 3 am on June 7, 2024 on t

ICAR Acting as Spin-Master for PM Modi’s ‘Doubling Farmers Income’ Claim: AIKS

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceNewslaundry Investigation Exposes Claim, Farmers Say Incomes Fell InsteadBelow we publish the statement issued by the All India Kisan Sabha, on April 18IN a recent ground report by digital news platform Newslaundry, the claim by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) that the annual income of 75,000 farmers doubled between 2016 and 2021 has turned out to be a lie.

Rubber Farmers Take on Tyre Cartel

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceTHE All India Kisan Sabha and Kerala Karshaka Sangham that represents the largest rubber producing state of Kerala along with rubber farmers have sought to intervene against the monopoly tyre companies that have formed a cartel against the interests of consumers and farmers.

BJP Election Manifesto 2024 Fails to Address Key Farmer Issues: AIKS

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceIN a statement issued on April 17, the All India Kisan Sabha, said that the BJP's 2024 election manifesto, titled 'Modi ki Guarantee,' neglects crucial issues such as the implementation of MSP at C2+50 per cent as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission, guaranteed procurement, farmer suicides, and loan waivers. This manifesto is a clear admission of failure of implementing BJP’s last two manifestos in 2014 and 2019.

Paddy Farmers’ Arrears Withheld by BJP Govt to Foment Political Trouble in Kerala

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceBelow we publish the statement issued by the All India Kisan Sabha on March 28, 2024IT has now come to light that the BJP government led by Narendra Modi has deliberately withheld over Rs 852.29 crores of paddy procurement dues to Kerala dating back to the five years preceding 2020-21. Another Rs 756.25 crore is also outstanding for paddy procured bringing the total to a whopping Rs 1,608.54 crores.

Tyre Cartel Directly Pays Ruling BJP for their Active Connivance: AIKS

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceTHE electoral bond scam has reiterated the deep rooted and unholy nexus between crony capitalists and the ruling class parties. It has also come to light that the leading tyre monopolies have directly paid the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to buy their silence on their illegal cartelisation.

No India-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Without Consultation with States: AIKS

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceTHE Narendra Modi led BJP government is said to be on the verge of concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association comprising of four rich developed European nations namely Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

Sugarcane Farmers’ Federation Demands Higher FRP

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceIN a statement issued on February 24, the All India Sugarcane Farmers’ Federation said that the  Narendra Modi led union government’s anti-farmer policy was clearly visible in the recent revision of the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for the sugar season 2024-25. On February 21, the union government announced a meagre 8 per cent increase in sugarcane FRP, that is, to Rs 340 from Rs 315 per quintal.

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