During the 10-day strike, starting from June 6 no eatables would be supplied from villages to cities in Madhya Pradesh, due to which cities are set to see a shortage of items like vegetables and milk.
Farmers
Strike :On the first
anniversary of the death of seven farmers due to beating and firing
by police in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh on June 6 last year,
the farmers are going to launch "Gaon Bandh" (village
blockade) agitation from Friday, said a farmer representative on
Thursday.
During the period, no
eatables would be supplied from villages to cities in the state.
Although the state government has made arrangements to minimise the
impact of agitation, cities are set to see shortage of items like
vegetables and milk.
Chief of Aam Kisan Union,
Kedar Sirohi told IANS that the agitation enjoys the support of more
than 150 farmers organisation. Besides, all 50 Panchayats of the
state have also announced to fight for the rights of farmers.
"The government
responds to the rightful demands of the farmers with lathis and
bullets. June 6 is a black day for farmers. Nothing will be supplied
by villages to cities for the next 10 days, neither will anything be
brought from the cities during the period," Sirohi said.
Union Home Minister
Rajnath Singh, who reached Bhopal on Thursday, however, dubbed the
farmers' agitation as an agitation of the Congress party.
"The Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) government in the state is working for the welfare of
farmers and it has taken several big decisions in their interest,"
he said.
Referring to Rahul
Gandhi 's rally in Mandsaur on June 6, Singh said, "He does
such things during elections.
"The Congress ruled
for 60 years. Why it did not improve farmers' conditions then? What
good it has done for farmers?" Singh added.
BJP Rajya Sabha member
from Madhya Pradesh Prabhat Jha also said that the Congress was
solely responsible for the violence during last year's agitation.
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