Slight increase in MSP of wheat is unacceptable, Govt. must pay bonus to farmers : Gurpreet Singh Waraich

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 17-Nov-2016

Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday rejected centre government’s decision to increase the MSP of wheat by Rs. 100/ per quintal. The party termed the move of government as anti-farmer.Reacting to Rs. 100 per quintal increase in wheat MSP, AAP Punjab Convener, Gurpreet Singh Waraich (Ghuggi) said that the prices of daily use items are increasing many folds everyday but government is not providing the deserving hike to the farmer’s produce. He said that the apathy of government is forcing the farmers to take extreme steps.Waraich said that the hike in MSP is not viable as Punjab Agriculture University in 2010 had suggested 1700 per quintal price of wheat but till now the government has not applied the suggestion and the price of wheat this year has gone to 1625 only. On the other hand the spending on wheat and other crops has increased many folds.

Waraich said that so called ‘Savior of Farmers’ Parkash Singh Badal has failed to protect the rights of farmers as he could not convince his alliance partner Modi to provide deserving price of their crops. Modi government has failed to implement the recommendations of Dr. Swaminathan Commission and Harsimrat Badal who promised before elections to implement it did not utter a word.Waraich said that Badal must pressurize Modi to give bonus to farmer. He said that if Badal failed to do so this year, after 2017 elections AAP government will definitely provide this to the farmers. He said that the price of farmers’ crop should be decided as per the market value of product. Waraich said that the farmers are forced to sell wheat at Rs. 1525 per quintal but the price of wheat flour in open market is 25-30per kg. Like that the price of gram pulse has gone many folds up and is being sold at Rs. 120 per kg but the farmers have to sell it at Rs. 40 per kg to the buyer.