Congress Initiates Awareness Campaign in Rajasthan to Empower Farmers’ Movement

The Congress in Rajasthan has announced plans to organize a comprehensive awareness campaign aimed at strengthening the ongoing farmers’ movement advocating for a legal assurance on Minimum Support Price (MSP), revealed party leader Ashok Chandna during a press conference on Tuesday.

Chandna, a former minister and MLA, disclosed that the dates for the campaign would soon be made public. He stressed the importance of awakening the farmers in Rajasthan and exposing the true intentions of the BJP while rallying support for the farmers’ cause. Chandna reiterated the necessity for the central government to enact a “guarantee law” regarding MSP.

The campaign will include the organization of ‘Kisan Jagrat Sammelan’ at the grassroots level to mobilize farmers and highlight the BJP’s policies concerning their welfare. The primary objective is to galvanize support for the implementation of a legal MSP guarantee.

The ongoing agitation, known as ‘Delhi Chalo,’ led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), primarily comprises farmers from Punjab. Their demands include securing a legal guarantee of MSP from the central government.

Chandna recalled that in 2011, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then Gujarat chief minister and chairman of a working group, had advocated for ensuring MSP for farmers through legal provisions. He criticized the current Prime Minister’s handling of the MSP demand, highlighting the widening gap between promises made and actions taken.

Furthermore, Chandna alleged that the procurement of wheat in Rajasthan fell short of the target set by the Centre during 2022–23, attributing it to political considerations surrounding the assembly elections, where the Congress was in power. He condemned what he perceived as farmers being penalized due to the political landscape.

Referring to the Prime Minister’s ‘guarantee,’ Chandna asserted that it was the Congress-led UPA government that initially provided assurances concerning employment, education, information, and food security. He accused Modi of trivializing the term ‘guarantee’ into a mere political slogan.