Social activist Anna Hazare will launch a protest in the national capital next month if his demands concerning farmers are not fulfilled in time. In a letter, he said farmers were not getting correct minimum support price (MSP), leading to suicides.
Hazare stated that the state Agriculture Commission, which computes the costs on produce, always depresses the prices under the influence of the Union Agriculture Ministry.
Hazare, who got nationwide fame during the anti-corruption movement against Congress-led UPA in 2011, said that the Agriculture Commission should do the correct valuation of costs on produce and fix the MSP accordingly.
Hazare’s letter comes just days before the scheduled meeting between farmers and Centre over the three farm laws. The farmer unions have accepted the invitation by Centre to hold talks to end the months-long protest against the newly enacted laws.
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