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Updated November 21st, 2021 at 21:51 IST

SKM rigid despite Centre's assurance; lists 6 more demands in open letter to PM Modi

SKM stated that they welcomed PM Modi's announcement of withdrawing the 3 Farm Laws, but demanded that the government unconditionally fulfill 6 more promises.

Reported by: Ananya Varma
Samyukta Kisan Morcha
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Rejecting the olive branch by the Centre, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday fired 6 conditions in front of the Union government in exchange for putting an end to their protest. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, the SKM stated that they welcomed PM Modi's announcement of withdrawing the 3 Farm Laws, but demanded that the government unconditionally fulfil 6 more promises at the earliest.

One of the main conditions put forth by the farmers is that the government guarantee the purchase of crops at a support price. "Minimum support price based on the entire cost of cultivation (C2+50%) should be made a legal entitlement of all farmers on top of all agricultural produce so that every farmer in the country has to pay at least the minimum government declared minimum price for his entire crop," SKM said in its letter.

Other demands such as the withdrawal of the Electricity Act Amendment Bill, provisions of punishment to farmers in the Commission for Air Quality Management Act, 2021, and action against Ajay Mishra Teni, 'mastermind' of the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case has also been demanded.

"The farmers have been disappointed due to lack of a concrete announcement on these big demands in your address. The farmer had hoped that by this historic movement, not only would the three laws be averted, but he would also get a legal guarantee for the price of his hard work," the SKM said.

Here are the 6 conditions put forth by the farmers

  1. MSP be made legal entitlement
  2. Withdraw the draft "Electricity Act Amendment Bill, 2020/2021" proposed by the government 
  3. Remove the provisions of punishment to farmers in the "Commission for Air Quality Management Act, 2021 in the National Capital Region and its allied areas".
  4. Immediately withdraw cases against thousands of farmers have been implicated in cases during this movement (June 2020 till date) in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, and many other states.
  5. Ajay Mishra Teni, the mastermind of the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case and accused of section 120B be sacked and arrested.
  6. During this movement so far about 700 farmers have given martyrdom. A system of compensation and rehabilitation of their families be introduced. Land should be given on the Indus border to build a martyr memorial in the memory of the martyr farmers.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha further stated that they wanted to return back to their homes, families and land as soon as possible. "If you (PM Modi) also want the same, then the government should immediately start talks with the United Kisan Morcha on the above six issues. Till then the United Kisan Morcha will continue this movement according to its predetermined program," the organisation asserted.

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Published November 21st, 2021 at 21:41 IST

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