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Madhya Pradesh farmers begin 3-day stir, supplies affected

The farmers are asking for implementation of the Swaminathan panel recommendations and minimum support price (MSP) for their produce.

IANS Reported by: IANS Bhopal Published on: May 29, 2019 11:53 IST
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Milk and vegetable supplies in Madhya Pradesh are likely to be affected with farmers in the state holding a three-day protest to press the Kamal Nath government to fulfill its loan waiver promise.

Madhya Pradesh's Congress government had promised to waive farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh ahead of the Assembly elections. 

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) state chief Anil Yadav said the promise was yet to be fulfilled, as many farmers were still getting notices from banks threatening to declare them defaulters. 

The farmers are also asking for implementation of the Swaminathan panel recommendations and minimum support price (MSP) for their produce.

Protesters said supplies were disrupted in Dewas, Dhar, Ujjain, and Rajgarh on the first day of the stir on Wednesday. 

State Agriculture Minister Sachin Yadav met the protesting farmers on Tuesday evening but failed to persuade them to end the demonstration. BKU leaders insisted that they wanted to meet the Chief Minister to discuss their demands. 

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