‘We Need Price, Not Subsidy’

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee President, Jitendra Patwari, led a dramatic demonstration today, marching with hundreds of farmers to the Bhopal residence of Union Agriculture Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to highlight pending demands for fair crop prices.

Patwari and farmers symbolically carried sacks of grain on their shoulders, demanding that the government deliver ‘Bhav’ (price), not just the ‘Bhavantar’ (price difference subsidy). The protest was aimed at securing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantees made by the ruling party.

Striking at Government Failures

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Patwari fiercely criticised the state and central governments, pointing to unfulfilled promises, including an MSP of Rs 3,100 for paddy, Rs 2,700 fo

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