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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Madhya Pradesh Farmers Launches 10-day Strike Friday June 01,2018

Farmers’ unions in Madhya Pradesh will launch a mega 10-day protest on Friday June 01,2018, shutting down supply of milk, vegetables and essential farm produce to mark the first anniversary of the Mandsaur demonstration in which six farmers were killed in police firing.

The protest also coincides with the first anniversary of the tragic killings of farmers in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, where five farmers were allegedly killed in police firing during protests on June 6 last year.

Farmers will not take to the roads this time. Instead, they will simply not supply milk and vegetables to the state's markets. City-dwellers can buy directly from the villages if they so choose.

Among their major demands are one-time loan waiver, higher minimum support prices and higher prices for their produce in general.

Over a 100 outfits claiming to be farmers’ organisations had met at Gandhi Ashramin Wardha on May 11.
The meeting was convened by Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh — an umbrella organisation of all the outfits. Modalities of the 10-day agitation were discussed during the meet.

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