Farmers' groups plan 4-month agitation to oppose Centre's MSP hike

Demand MSP linked to C2 formula instead of A2+FL; will hold 400 meetings across the country to counter govt's 'false promise'

Criticising the government’s recent announcement on hiking MSP of kharif crops for 2018-19 season as grossly inadequate and misleading, a clutch of farmers’ organisations has decided to hold a series of agitations over the next four months, starting with a march to Parliament on July 20 to “expose” the government’s claims.

The organisations under the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) have also decided to hold 400 meetings across the country over the next few months to expose what they called the government’s false promise of raising MSP and betrayal of promises made to the people.