Nashik: Lasalgaon Onion Conference Passes 8 Resolutions; Farmers Warn Of Jantar Mantar Protest
Nashik: Onion-producing farmers have intensified their agitation over the Centre’s onion export and import policies, demanding that the government refrain from imposing export bans, duties or any other restrictions aimed at controlling onion prices. A grand onion conference was held at the Lasalgaon Agricultural Produce Market Committee on Saturday at 10 a.m., where eight resolutions concerning…
In Nashik, onion-producing farmers held an intense conference at the Lasalgaon Agricultural Produce Market Committee demanding immediate action from the government. Eight resolutions were unanimously passed, with Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana Nashik district president Nivrutti Gare proposing them. Notable attendees included Jaydatta Holkar, a Mumbai market committee director, and former district president Arjun Borade.
Farmers demanded that the government stop imposing export bans, duties, or any other restrictions on onions, and refrain from controlling prices. They wanted a price-difference scheme ensuring a minimum onion price of Rs 2,000 per quintal, and they opposed NAFED and NCCF's procurement and export of onions. Farmers expressed strong resentment over government policies causing losses to growers and warned that if their demands aren't met, they will intensify their agitation, even threatening a major protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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