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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

Protest seeking guaranteed MSP law tomorrow

Demanding that the Centre bring in a law to guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops to protect the interest of farmers, Samyukta Horata Karnataka will stage a protest here on Saturday.

The former MLA B.R. Patil, addressing presspersons here on Thursday, said that MSP should be a legally reserved price so that no purchase is made below that price. The BJP promised to bring in a guaranteed MSP law in its manifesto during the Assembly elections in five States.

MSP should be determined by adding 50% more than the weighted average cost of production (C2+ 50%), as has been recommended by the Swaminathan Commission.

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