AIKS urges farmers to be united against ruling BJP

Frontal organization of the Leftists, All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) state committee criticized the ruling BJP led coalition State and Central governments and alleged on Thursday that the farmers are the worst sufferers due to the ‘anti-farmers’ policy of the government. He urged the farmers to be united against the BJP.

Addressing a press conference AIKS leader and also a CPM leader Pabitra Kar alleged, “During the last four years of the BJP government, the farmers in Tripura were left in the worst condition. The farmers are facing series of difficulties in producing their agricultural farming including paddy and vegetables.”

“Government had almost stopped dispatching seeds, fertilizers and other requirements for the farmers. Following this the farmers have to procure seedlings of different seasonal vegetables and paddy from the private firms at a high cost,” he said, pointing out that due to lack of irrigation facility, the farmers in Tripura are unable to grow ‘boro’ paddy.

He also pointed out incidences of destroying vegetable and other agricultural farming in the sub-divisions.

The AIKS leader on Thursday alleged irregularities in MGNREGA scheme and stated, “The wages of REGA workers are not hiked, whereas the central government had hiked REGA wages for other states across the country.”

He however claimed that the central government has been gradually decreasing fund allotment for the state of Tripura under the MGNREGA scheme.

Pabitra Kar had called upon the farmers across the state to strengthen their movement against the BJP government under the banner of AIKS, which had demanded the centre to repeal the three farm laws and accordingly the centre had acted upon. The AIKS had also demanded the centre to form law on Minimum Support Price (MSP) to stop farmers’ suicide across the country, he said.

He, however, made no mention of the paddy procurement drive which the incumbent BJP Government started in Tripura after assuming power in 2018. According to informed sources, the procurement drive has come as a boon for the farmers of the State.