Singur / Burdwan / Nandigram: PM Narendra Modi promised to revoke agricultural laws coming as fulfillment for Singorous Farmers Krishna Ghosh who had organized agricultural farmers Brheri.
It was a long battle for Ghosh – Morcha Kisan campaign organizers on Singur.
Over the past 15 months, along with several farmers, Ghosh has campaigned against agricultural law in the nearest villages.
“There is no possibility of a greater achievement than this for farmers in this country.
If laws have been enforced, millions of farmers will be pushed into despair leading to massacres,” Ghosh said.
When he continued to speak, the villagers in Kheri began to come out with candy.
“When Kisan Morcha holds a general meeting here, we are not sure of the results.
But we have confidence in the movement that continues to get the strength of each day passed,” said the watershed, other farmers in Kheri.
Farmers in Singor also demand a law that guarantees minimum support prices for their products.
“We can’t get a good price for potatoes this year.
We can at least recover agricultural costs if there is a guaranteed MSP,” said Ghosh Sukumar from Beraberi Village.
In Burdwan, the country rice bowl, farmers entertained the decision to revoke agricultural laws.
Kartik Ghosh, a farmer in Simlon Village in Burdwan Timur said: “I have 50 hectares where we sow rice, lentils and potatoes.
I am afraid of losing my income if the law is enforced.” Small and marginal farmers are also happy with the announcement.
Shyamal Mandal, a small farmer in the village of Damaya Under Raina II has fostered Gobindobhog Rice for decades.
“We struggle to make a decent margin for the product every year.
We will be at the end of the defeat, they let multinational companies enter,” he said.
In Nandigram, another carts of the farmer’s movement in Bengal, celebrated the day.
Bhabani watershed, a farmer who has taken an active part in the Nandigram movement, said, “We have fought against the state government for almost a year.
Many are killed but we are not swayed.
Farmers in Delhi have shown the same grit.” Nanda Patra , another farmer, said: “History repeats himself.”