Farmers hold protest outside Patiala DC office, seek legal guarantee for MSP

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Updated At : 11:00 PM Apr 18, 2022 IST

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Patiala, April 18

Hundreds of farmers under the banner of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) are holding a protest outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) here.

The farmers are protesting against the Central Government for allegedly backtracking on its promise to make minimum support price (MSP) a legal guarantee and ensure procurement of all crops.

Addressing the gathering, farmer leader Manjit Singh Nial said the Centre should enact a law fixing the accountability of government to cover all types of crops under MSP.

Farmers have blocked the road from Dukhniwaran Gurdwara to Thapar University by staging a sit-in. Women protesters are also part of the dharna.

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