Samyukt Kisan Morcha to meet all MPs, Ministers to campaign against trade pacts
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) plans to lobby MPs and Ministers to oppose free trade agreements with the UK, EU, and US. The farmers' union is demanding legal guarantees for minimum support prices and the withdrawal of several proposed bills.
Why it matters
The SKM's opposition to trade deals and agricultural policies reflects significant tension between farmer unions and the government regarding economic liberalization and rural welfare.
Senior leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday (August 3, 2026) said that they will meet all MPs and Ministers to campaign against the free trade agreements signed with United Kingdom and European Union and the one in discussion with the United States.
Maintaining that such treaties are not in the interest of agricultural producers and farm workers in the country, the SKM, the umbrella organisation of several farmers’ groups, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold discussions with them before inking the deals.
“Moreover, such deals are not discussed in Parliament,” said SKM leader P Krishnaprasad at a press conference.
At a recent convention held here, the SKM had adopted a demand charter. The leaders said mass delegations of SKM will meet MPs and Ministers on August 17, 2026 to submit the charter of demands and to demand favourable action on seven principal demands.
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