Jagjit Singh Dhalewal
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s hunger strike continued at the Khanauri Kisan Morcha on the 27th. On the advice of doctors, Jagjit Singh Dallewal did not take to the stage on Sunday due to his serious condition. Doctors believe that because he died on a 27-day hunger strike, his immunity was already very weak and he was at risk of infection.
It is learned that Charanjit Channi, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, representing the United Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, met farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Saturday evening and handed over a copy of the report to the parliamentary committee. The committee chairman said all MPs had prepared the report unanimously.
Farmer leaders say – Parliament is supreme
In this regard, farmer leaders said that Parliament has supreme status in the country and therefore the central government should accept the recommendations of the parliamentary committee and formulate an MSP safeguard law. The committee wrote in its report that whatever budget the Treasury Department provided to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture did not spend it properly and returned it at the end of the fiscal year. The proportion of the budget allocated to agriculture is decreasing year by year.
The committee also said in the report that from 2016-2017 to 2021-22, farmers’ income increased by 57.6%, but farmers’ expenditure increased by 67.4%, and the number of loan recipients in rural areas increased from 47.4% to 52%. yes.
The organizing committee made many suggestions
The committee made many suggestions that are beneficial to farmers, including formulating debt relief policies for farmers, consulting farmers before formulating agricultural product import and export policies, improving crop insurance plans, and protecting farmers’ seed rights.
Statement will be released soon
Farmer leaders said that based on Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s sentiments, our team is studying the report in detail and will present its views in detail soon. A large number of farmers came together in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, for a one-day symbolic strike in support of Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s death strike.
