Amra Ram, the chief of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) who led the farmers’ stir in Sikar recently, will be in Haryana’s Hisar district on Tuesday along with the Chief Minister of Left-ruled Tripura, Manik Sarkar. They will address a farmers’ rally that is being organised to push for a farm loan waiver and better crop prices. Ram is a former legislator from Rajasthan who recently led a successful farmers’ protest in the state. He alleged that under the policies of the Modi government at the Centre, the farmers have been hit badly. “Farmers have been the worst hit by the policies of the Modi government at the Centre. The BJP government came to power on the promise of 50 per cent profit over the cost input of crops, but now the farmers feel cheated. They don’t have an option, but to struggle,” he said, reported Indian Express.
He said that Sarkar will be there in Hisar to boost the morale of farmers before their protest in Haryana. He also said the strategy for the coming protest would be finalised during the four-day conference of the AIKS. The protest will start on October 3 in Hisar along with the conference, reported the Indian Express. “As many as 800 delegates, including some top-level economists and farm scientists from across the country, will attend it. They will undertake a serious analysis of the fast deteriorating agrarian scenario that is resulting in rising anger among the distressed peasantry,” he added.
Meanwhile, senior government functionaries in Haryana are keeping a close watch on the developments in the run-up to the farmers’ stir. The rally in Haryana is being held soon after a recent stir in Rajasthan and Punjab, reported the Indian Express, a senior official said.