Bharatiya Kisan Sangh to launch stir from June 15

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh will launch an indefinite agitation from June 15 at all divisional headquarters of Rajasthan demanding solution to the long- pending demands of state farmers and starting work on the Mahi project.
The Sangh also submitted a memorandum to the divisional commissioner addressed to the chief minister.
Terming the government "anti-farmer" and "anti- agriculture", farmer leader Ratan Lal Daga said the government was "responsible" for farmers not getting the right price of their produce.
He said the farmers were not getting even the input cost on their crop.
"We have been demanding determination of a suitable price of all the crops since long but the government indifference is leaving the farmers with no alternative but to sell their produce in the market at a very low price, which is below their input cost", said Daga.

Demanding compensation from the government, Daga said farmers had to bear a huge loss of Rs.10,000 crores in the absence of purchase of ground nut, mustard and onion under the Marketing Intervention Scheme by the government.

Tulchha Ram Sanwar of the Sangh said farmers have been facing a threat as most parts of the state have been declared a dark zone with regard to ground water.
"Indifference of the government towards completing the announced or ongoing projects on time has dealt a severe blow to the prospects of irrigation", said Sanwar.
The Sangh also demanded the revision of the crop insurance scheme in favour of farmers, terming the Pradhanmantri Fasal Beema Yojna, an "eyewash".

According to the Sangh, the scheme was more beneficial for insurance companies.