MP’s Khetia Farmers Take Out Tractor, Bullock-Cart Rally Seeking GST Relief, Better Crop Prices
Khetia (Madhya Pradesh): The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh took out a tractor and bullock-cart rally in Khetia to put forward farmers' demands. The rally began at the mandi premises, passed through the town's main roads and returned to the mandi, where farmers submitted a memorandum, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to additional tehsildar Pragya Patidar. The memorandum sought abolition or…
Khetia, Madhya Pradesh: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh organized a tractor and bullock-cart rally to express farmers’ grievances. The procession commenced at the mandi premises, traversed the town’s main roads, and concluded back at the mandi, where a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Additional Tehsildar Pragya Patidar was presented.
The petition called for the removal or reduction of GST on agricultural inputs and machinery, profitable crop prices grounded in production costs, farmer-friendly import-export policies, and a prohibition on genetically modified seeds. Additional demands encompassed limitations on land acquisition, enhanced access to government schemes, transparent and digitized agricultural loans and Kisan Credit Cards, and immediate credit access akin to Mudra loans. Over 35 agricultural, irrigation, electricity, banking, and revenue-related demands were put forth.
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