In fresh protest, onion farmers demand procurement rate of ₹2,400 per quintal
Onion farmers in Maharashtra staged a protest demanding a minimum support price of ₹2,400 per quintal. The farmers, supported by political leaders, expressed dissatisfaction with the government's recent increase in procurement rates. Tensions escalated during the protest, leading to police intervention and detentions of several political figures.
- ▪Farmers blocked the Mumbai-Agra National Highway to demand higher prices for their onions.
- ▪The current procurement rate was raised from ₹1,235 to ₹1,580 per quintal, which farmers find insufficient.
- ▪Political leaders joined the protest, emphasizing the need for better support and stable pricing from the government.
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In a fresh protest, onion farmers along with political leaders from Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the opposition alliance, staged a sit-in protest ‘Akrosh Mahamorcha’ in Chandwad area in Maharashtra’s Nashik District, demanding minimum support price (MSP) of ₹24 per kg for onions.The farmers wearing garlands of onions blocked the road on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway at Chandwad to protest the low prices for their yields. NCP-SP leader, Rohit Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Ambadas Danve and State Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal accompanied the farmers.“We are not even able to receive the cost of production after selling the onions. The cost alone is ₹1800-2000 per quintal.
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