Farmers’ gaon bandh hits fresh supplies across States

Farmers’ gaon bandh hits fresh supplies across States

News:

1. The nation is hit by a ten-day strike by farmers of seven states.

Important facts:

2. The nation-wide farmer’s protest is known as ‘Gaon bandh’.
3. The protest is implemented by 172 organisations and is under the leadership of Rashtroya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh (RKMM) and Kisan Ekta Manch (KEM).
4. Farmers are either dumping their farm or dairy produce or selling them within their villages.
5. They are not selling their products to the urban areas. However, people from urban areas can directly buy these products from the villages.
6. The farmers demanded for:
   • Implementation of Swaminathan Commission’s Recommendation on Minimum Support Price,
   • Fix MSP for milk and vegetables.
   • Complete farm loan waiver, and
   • Fixed minimum income for formers.
7. The protest immediately impacted Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
8. The protest coincides with the first anniversary of the Mandsaur police firing incident. Six farmers were killed by police during last year’s protest.