Farmers protest: Rahul Gandhi promises legal guarantee of MSP if voted to power
farmers protest in the country, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday announced that Congress will provide a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to every farmer on crops as per the Swaminathan Commission.
«Farmer brothers, today is a historic day! Congress has decided to give legal guarantee of MSP to every farmer on crops as per Swaminathan Commission. This step will change the lives of 15 crore farmer families by ensuring their prosperity. This is the first guarantee of Congress on the path of justice,» said the Congress leader in a post on social media platform 'X.'
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching towards Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices, renewing a movement from two years ago that succeeded in getting the government to repeal contentious new agricultural laws.
On Tuesday, police used tear gas, detained a number of farmers and heavily barricaded border points to block the protesters from entering the national capital.
Launching an attack on the BJP government, Rahul Gandhi said «Today, the farmers are marching towards Delhi. They are being stopped, tear gas shells are being used on them...What are they saying? They are just asking for the fruits of their labour. BJP Government announced Bharat Ratna for MS Swaminathan...But they are not ready to implement something which MS Swaminathan said.»
Why are farmers protesting again?
The main demand of the farmers is a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for all the crops.
The government sets the MSP for nearly two dozen commodities
