Kejriwal law on MSP if AAP comes to power at Centre

Modi govt has given in writing to SC that it cannot offer MSP to farmers, alleges Delhi CM

After Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and the Congress, now Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also jumped into organizing Kisan Mahapanchayats in Uttar Pradesh to fuel the ongoing farmers’ agitation. The party organised its first Kisan Mahapanchayat on Sunday in Meerut near Delhi bypass.

Addressing farmers, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Modi government has given in writing to the Supreme Court that it cannot offer the minimum support price (MSP) to farmers. “It was due to this reason the Central government was not accepting farmers’ main demand to enact law on the MSP,” he pointed.

Kejriwal claimed that a senior BJP leader told him that MSP will entail a financial burden of 17 lakh crore on the government which it can’t afford. “There is no dearth of funds. They lack political will to resolve the impasse. The Centre will not face any financial crisis if it spends Rs 17 lakh crore in offering MSP to farmers,” he said.

Amid applause, the Delhi CM announced that the AAP government, if it came to power at the Centre, will make a law to ensure MSP to farmers.

Tikait seeks live telecast of talks

LUCKNOW: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait demanded live telecast of future round of talks, between the Central government and Sanyukt Kisan Morcha leaders, to let the people of the country know who takes a backward step during dialogue.

Sticking to his guns on repealing the farm laws, Tikait charged that it was the Central govt which backed out on our main demands for withdrawal of new laws and MSP during 16th rounds of talks.

“Let there be a live telecast of all future talks for a total transparency and people to know the truth,” he demanded. The BKU leaders also demanded MPs and MLAs to relinquish their pension to make funds available for MSP to farmers.

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