Farmers on the streets again after 2 years, what do they want now?
Modi government recently announced to give Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary charan singh and MS Swaminathan, who are called the messiahs of farmers. But perhaps this move of the government failed, because the farmer unions are once again adamant on agitating against the Modi government. The farmers ended the movement in november 2021, but after two years they are on the streets again.
United Kisan Morcha has announced a march to delhi on 13 February. Farmer unions have given the slogan of 'Dilli Chalo'. There is speculation that lakhs of farmers from Punjab, haryana and Uttar Pradesh will march towards delhi on Tuesday. At the same time, United Kisan Morcha has also called for Gramin Bharat Bandh for one day on 16th February.
Why are farmers marching to delhi again?
This is not the first time that farmers are agitating. Two years ago, there was a historic movement of farmers on the data-borders of delhi, when the Modi government had to surrender before the farmers and repeal the three agricultural laws passed by the Parliament.
Farmers feared that these laws could eliminate the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and hand over farming to corporate companies. However, farmers had to make huge sacrifices regarding agricultural laws. Farmers continued protesting for almost a year. Farmers claim that more than 700 farmers died during this movement, however, these claims did not get importance at the government and non-government level. Two years ago, the government not only repealed the laws but also promised to give guarantee on MSP. After this the farmers withdrew the movement. But now farmers say that the government has not fulfilled its promises regarding MSP.