Drawing inspiration from the struggle that forced the Union government to repeal the three controversial farm laws, the farmers’ unions are gearing up for joint struggles to achieve their other major pending demands, which includes statutory backing to the minimum support price (MSP) regime, according to Vijoo Krishnan, joint secretary of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), a key constituent of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM).
The farmers felt betrayed as the Centre had failed to keep its promise of not going ahead with the Electricity Amendment Bill, he said in a conversation with The Hindu here.
“‘We will undertake a sustained campaign for farmer-friendly policies ahead of the Budget session of Parliament,” Mr. Krishnan said after a joint meeting with the functionaries of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and All India Agricultural Workers’ Union (AIAWU) here to spearhead joint struggles.
