A.P. Kisan Sangh to rally in Vijayawada seeking farm relief measures
The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh in Andhra Pradesh has announced a protest rally in Vijayawada to demand better support for farmers. Their demands include regulated procurement, compensation for crop losses, and improved irrigation infrastructure.
Why it matters
The protest highlights ongoing agrarian distress and the political pressure on state governments to address agricultural policy and farmer welfare.
The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh’s Andhra Pradesh leg announced on Sunday that it will organise a ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ protest rally on October 6, seeking solutions to various problems faced by farmers in the State and appealing to farmers across political affiliations to join the protest.
The protest rally will begin at 11 a.m. from the Lorry Owners Association Hall near Benz Circle and proceed to Venue Convention Centre, where a public meeting will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The organisation has demanded that procurement centres for all crops be opened before the harvest season and that the middlemen system be regulated. It also sought compensation for farmers who suffered losses due to delays in opening procurement centres.
The Kisan Sangh called for priority to be given to small irrigation projects that could be completed with lower expenditure, besides the revival of canals, tanks and major irrigation channels.
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