Rural Resistance
July 2024
Protests by Farmers in India
भारत में किसानों द्वारा विरोध प्रदर्शन
ਭਾਰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ
Editorial Initiative
About the Service
RMN News Service has created this special website to cover the agricultural reforms and ongoing farmers’ protests in India. It will carry news, views, and related developments and invites farmers as well as farming experts to share their views which will be published on the site. The content will be available in English, Hindi, and Punjabi. Read More
Farmers’ Demands
Legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP)
Withdrawal of police cases against farmers
Waiving of farmers’ loans
Implementation of Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations on crop prices
Pension for farmers and farm labourers
Action against government minister Ajay Mishra
Opposition to WTO policies
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ਪੰਜਾਬ, ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, ਉੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ (ਯੂਪੀ), ਅਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਹੋਰ ਰਾਜਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਆ ਰਹੇ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਾਖਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਨੇ ਸੜਕਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਬੈਰੀਕੇਡ ਅਤੇ ਸੀਮਿੰਟ ਦੇ ਤਿੱਖੇ ਨੱਕੇ ਲਗਾ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਹਨ। ਪੂਰੀ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
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प्रदर्शनकारी किसानों को एमएसपी की कानूनी गारंटी की उम्मीद नहीं करनी चाहिए।बल्कि, उन्हें उस सब्सिडी या एमएसपी को छोड़ने के लिए तैयार रहना चाहिए जिसका वे वर्तमान में आनंद ले रहे हैं। पढ़ें पूरी रिपोर्ट
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The Cairns Group has put pressure on WTO to restrict Indian farm subsidies to create a level-playing field for other agri export nations. Read full report
Updates
Protesting farmers have been repeatedly postponing their march toward Delhi.
The government is not showing any interest to accept farmers’ demands.
Meetings are taking place.
भारतीय किसानों द्वारा चल रहे विरोध प्रदर्शन में, अभियान के किसान नेता सरकार के मंत्रियों के साथ उनकी मांगों को स्वीकार किए बिना अर्थहीन बैठकें कर रहे हैं।
Although there are many other farm organizations in Punjab, they are not participating in this protest. And there is almost no support from farmers from other parts of the country.
Tractor Rally
The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) held a tractor demonstration on February 26 to oppose the policies of the World Trade Organization (WTO) toward the Indian farm sector. The day was observed as Quit WTO Day.
SKM – which is a group of a few farmer organizations – complains that WTO is forcing the Indian government of prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi to make anti-farmer laws. Read More
Police Action
Delhi Police has imposed Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to prohibit the assembly of people in the city.
The police have put up barricades and cemented sharp nails on the roads to block the entry of farmers who are coming from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and a few other states to protest in Delhi. Read More
UN Petition
Petition to Protect Right to Peaceful Protests by Farmers in India and Save Them from Police Brutality and Arbitrary Detention.
Petition filed under Article 5 (protection from state cruelty), Article 8 (protection of fundamental rights), Article 9 (protection from arbitrary arrest and detention), Article 13 (freedom of movement), Article 20 (freedom of peaceful assembly and association), and other relevant provisions provided under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More
WTO on MSP
ਡਬਲਯੂਟੀਓ ਭਾਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਜ਼ਾਰ ਮੁੱਲ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਸਮੇਤ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਸਬਸਿਡੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੀਮਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਰ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ ਵਪਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ। ਡਬਲਯੂਟੀਓ ਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਪਾਰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਦੇ ਮੁਕਤ ਵਪਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ। ਪੂਰੀ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
Farm Leaders
In the ongoing protest by Indian farmers, the farm leaders of the campaign are holding meaningless meetings with the government ministers without getting their demands accepted.
Farmers have been waiting at Haryana-Punjab borders since February 13, but the two farm leaders Pandher and Dallewal are not allowing them to go to Delhi. Read More
EVM Factor
There are a large number of complaints from opposition political parties and citizens against the fraudulent use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Indian elections. If farmers want their demands accepted, they must oppose EVMs so that a genuine government is elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Click here to visit EVM website.
