Mansa:In a path breaking initiative aimed at safeguarding the interests of farmers, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today announced that in future farmers incurring any loss from a natural disaster would be duly compensated prior to completion of assessment (Girdawari).

Addressing a gathering during function organised to distribute compensation farmers who have lost their crop due to Pink worm attack, the Chief Minister said that it is unfortunate that food growers get the compensation after a long and troublesome process of assessment of crop loss.

He said that this will be reversed and now farmers will get compensation prior to assessment as already being done in Delhi. Mr Bhagwant Mann said that this will be instrumental in saving the undue harassment of farmers for getting compensation after a cumbersome process.

The Chief Minister said that in Malwa belt farmers had lost their cotton crop not because of attack by white and pink worm, but it was the supply of poor quality seeds and pesticides that was chiefly responsible for this huge loss.

He announced that a thorough enquiry will be conducted in this regard and strict action will be taken against those who had supplied these spurious seeds and pesticides to farmers. Bhagwant Mann categorically said that the real culprits for loss of farmers was not attack of white or pink worm but it the was the then government which supplied poor seeds and pesticides to farmers.

The Chief Minister said that if the then government had performed its duty well and ensured supply of good seeds and pesticides then the farmers would not have faced such hardships. He said that meagre compensation after such a whopping loss rubs salt into the wounds of the farmers.

Promising to make agriculture a profitable venture, the Chief Minister said that the state government is holding parleys with the experts of various universities so as to introduce new technology for motivating the farmers to cultivate high profit yielding varieties of crops. He said that agriculture is the backbone of Punjab’s economy and the state government will leave no stone unturned to make it a profit making occupation. Mr Bhagwant Mann said that budgetary provision will be made to provide funds to Agriculture University for new research and high quality seeds of various crops.

Pertinently, last year due to pink worm attack farmers have suffered huge loss in cotton belt of state but they had not got compensation. In Mansa district alone 1.36 lakh acre crop of 56372 farmers was destroyed due to attack and now these farmers have been compensated worth Rs 231 crore at Rs 17000 per acre.

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New Delhi: The rift between farmers union is evident now as two two groups held separate meetings at Gandhi Peace Foundation to chalk out planning for its movement demanding the guarantee of MSP.

According to the sources, one group held meeting inside the main hall while another outside.

Darshan Pal, Hannan Mollah, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Shivkumar Sharma (Kakkaji), Yudhveer Singh and Yogendra Yadav leaders had not contested the recently concluded Punjab Assembly polls and they preferred to sit outside in protest against those who contested occupied the main hall citing that they formed their political party and no longer part of the SKM.

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New Delhi: Family members of farmers in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident has moved to Supreme court challenging the high court’s order of granting bail to Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish Mishra.

Family claimed that as the state of Uttar Pradesh, where BJP is in power, did not file an appeal against the impugned order.

According to the case, four farmers and a journalist were moved down by an SUV in Lakhimpur when they were protesting against visit of UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit on October 3, 2021. Following this, two BJP workers and a driver were beaten to death by mob.

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to Ashish Mishra.

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Chandigarh: In a bid to influence farmers’ votes in Punjab elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the party’s Punjab President and Chief Ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann assured the farmers of the state for ‘Mission-2022’ that AAP government will never let Anndatas face inconvenience in the mandis.

Kejriwal said that farmers are the backbone of the country’s economy but it is so unfortunate that today they are facing dire financial crises. According to reports, the farmers of Punjab have a debt of about Rs. 1 lakh crore. Previous governments of Congress, SAD and BJP are directly responsible for it. He said that like the Badal government, the Congress government did not procure crops on time and payments were too delayed.

“AAP is forming a government with a record majority in 2022, and the agriculture sector will be given top priority and crop losses would be compensated like Delhi. In Delhi farmers who are facing crop damage loses are compensated with Rs. 20,000 per acre and they’re not harassed with delayed payments or inspection, ” he said.

Bhagwant Mann said that entire focus of the Congress-Captain and Badal-BJP was on looting Punjab and all the resources and resources of the Punjabis, no one thought of selflessly protecting the interests and lives of the farmers and farm labourers. Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is an example of it. The university was established to develop new seeds and research in the agriculture sector. PAU is in such a miserable condition at present that it is not able to save even its own crops from diseases and pests, because PAU does not have any fund for new research.

Mann said that every section and business of Punjab is directly connected with agriculture, so when agriculture will be a profitable business, then the economic growth of all other classes, shopkeepers, arhtiyas, traders and industrialists is bound to happen automatically.

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Chandigarh: Farmer bodies agitating against the Centre’s agriculture laws on Friday appealed to all political parties to suspend their election campaign till the schedule for the Punjab Assembly polls is out so that the focus remains on their agitation.

Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal, who presided over the meeting, said that Congress and SAD leaders said that they will discuss the matter with party high command before announcing any decision on it while all other parties have supported this decision.

“We appeal our activists to not harass any political leaders visiting any social events but If any party continue to organise political events we will see them as anti-farmer activities to harm the ongoing protest against three-farm bills,” he said.

The Congress delegation was led by its Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Sidhu later, posted a tweet and wrote, “Had a positive meeting with Samyukt Kisan Morcha … Discussed the way forward !!”

Apart from the two parties, representatives of AAP, BSP, Lok Insaaf Party and the SAD (Sanyukt) took part in the meeting. BJP had not been invited by the farmers.

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Ambala: After the talks between farmers and Haryana government had failed for twice, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that his government is willing to probe into the entire Karnal episode.

He said that his government will also probe allegations against an IAS officer’s controversial remarks and a police lathicharge on farmers.

“No one will be hanged without a probe. We are ready for an impartial probe. But this will not only be related to (former Karnal) SDM Sinha), but the entire Karnal episode,” Vij said.

Samyukt Kisan Morcha has decided to hold an indefinite protest outside the mini-secretariat here on Thursday as their protest entered the third day.

Farmers have been demanding an action against government officials and cops involved in the August 28 lathicharge in which several farmers sustained grave injuries.

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News Delhi: Punjab farmers are unhappy with the Rs 40 hike in minimum support price (MSP) for wheat announced by Union government on Wednesday for 2022-2023.

Only the 2.03 per cent increase the lowest in 12 years by the government, has sparked a row and farmers termed it as Centre’s “revenge” against the agitating farmers against the three contentious agri laws. Some farmer unions said that MSP for the most Rabi crops, which has been increased between 2 per cent to 8.6 per cent, have actually reduced in real terms by 4 per cent compared to the last year.

Rejecting the hike, Bhartiya Kisan Union Ekta Ugrahan state secretary Shingara Singh Mann said that BJP government’s this meagre increase in wheat prices does not even cover the cost of increased diesel prices and government should have considered Swaminathan Commission report that hike must be given considering all actual expenses should be calculated and the prices of all crops fixed at reasonable profit.

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Chandigarh: A special committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha, constituted for probing into the atrocities by Delhi Police on farmers, youth and others in the aftermath of incidents on January 26, submitted its report to the Speaker Rana KP Singh on Tuesday.
A spokesperson of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha said that this committee was constituted by Speaker following demands of members in house on March 5, 2021.
The committee, was formally formed on March 30, with Kuldeep Singh Vaid as it’s chairperson and MLAs Kulbir Singh Zira, Fatehjung Singh Bajwa, Sarabjit Kaur Manuke and Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra as it’s members.
This committee had visited Ludhiana, Moga, Bathinda, Sangrur, Mansa, Nawanshehar, Jalandhar and Amritsar to meet farmers and the youth. The committee recorded the statements of the affected youth and farmers in the report so that it can be sent to the state government through the Vidhan Sabha.
The Chairperson of committee Kuldeep Singh Vaid along with members Zira and Chandumajra handed over this report to the Speaker.
Meanwhile, Rana KP Singh said that the report will be sent to the Punjab government through proper channel to ensuring justice to the victims.

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ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਕੈਪਟਨ ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਫ਼ਦ ਨੂੰ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਸੜਕੀ ਆਵਾਜਾਈ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਮਾਰਗ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਕੌਮੀ ਹਾਈਵੇਅ ਅਥਾਰਟੀ ਆਫ ਇੰਡੀਆ ਵੱਲੋਂ ‘ਭਾਰਤਮਾਲਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਯੋਜਨਾ’ ਪ੍ਰਾਜੈਕਟ ਤਹਿਤ ਐਕੁਵਾਇਰ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਲਈ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ੇ ਦੀ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਵਿਚਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਉਠਾਉਣਗੇ  | ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਮਾਲ ਅਫਸਰਾਂ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੀ.ਏ.ਐਲ.ਏ (ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਅਥਾਰਟੀ) ਮਨੋਨੀਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ, ਵੱਲੋਂ ਤੈਅ ਕੀਤੀ ਘੱਟ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਰੱਦ ਕਰ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਹਨ। ਰੋਡ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਇੱਥੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਅਪੀਲ ਦੇ ਜਵਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਵਿੱਤ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਮਾਲ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਖਾਤਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ ਨਾ ਪਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਵਿਸਥਾਰਤ ਹਦਾਇਤਾਂ ਜਾਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਆਖਿਆ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਡੀ.ਜੀ.ਪੀ. ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਧੱਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਬਜ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾ ਲੈਣ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਯਕੀਨੀ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਹਨ।

ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਰੋਡ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਸੂਬਾ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਸੁਖਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਵਿਚ ਵਫ਼ਦ ਦੀ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਕਪੂਰਥਲਾ ਦੇ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਰਾਣਾ ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਕਰਵਾਈ ਜਿਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਸਕੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਿਤਿਨ ਗਡਕਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਲਈ ਛੇਤੀ ਸਮਾਂ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਹਦਾਇਤ ਕੀਤੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਹੋਣ ਤੱਕ ਇਸ ਮਸਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਲ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ਉਤੇ ਹੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਉਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਇਸ ਮਸਲੇ ਉਤੇ ਬੀਤੇ ਕਈ ਮਹੀਨਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਰਾਣਾ ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਅਪੀਲ ਉਤੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਮਾਲ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਨੂੰ ‘ਸਾਂਝੇ ਮੁਸ਼ਤਰਕੇ’ ਅਧੀਨ ਜ਼ਮੀਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਪਸੀ ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਤਕਸੀਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਲੰਬਿਤ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਿਪਟਾਰੇ ਲਈ ਕਾਰਗਰ ਵਿਧੀ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਆਖਿਆ। ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਵਿਚ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਦੇ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਸਲਾਹਕਾਰ ਰਵੀਨ ਠੁਕਰਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਸਕੱਤਰ ਤੇਜਵੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਵੀ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਸਨ।

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ਖੇਤੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨਾਂ ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਦੇ ਸੈਕਟਰ-48 ਦੀ ਮੋਟਰ ਮਾਰਕੀਟ ’ਚ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਦੇ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਆਗੂ ਸੰਜੇ ਟੰਡਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੇਅਰ ਰਵੀਕਾਂਤ ਸ਼ਰਮਾ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ । ਇਸ ਘਟਨਾ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਇੱਟਾਂ, ਡੰਡਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਪੱਥਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਨੇਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਾਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਭੰਨਤੋੜ ਕੀਤੀ।ਮੌਕੇ ‘ਤੇ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਮੁਲਾਜ਼ਮਾਂ ਨੇ ਮੇਅਰ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਨੇਤਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਖਤ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਿਆ ਗਿਆ।

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