Farmers block NH to protest against inaction of authorities।

Jajpur,22/09(PPT) : Hundreds of farmers under the banner of Navnirman Krusak Sanghastan(NKS) have blocked the national highway at Chandikhol in Jajpur district on Tuesday to oppose the farm reform bills recently passed in the Parliament . Akshya Kumar the National Coordinator of NKS led the protest and thanked the farmers for coming out in large numbers and extending support to the agitation against the three farm ordinances, which the central government illegally passed in the current session of Parliament.The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 permits the electronic trading of farmers’ produce and allows the setting up of transaction platforms for facilitating direct online buying and selling of farm products. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 provides for a farming agreement prior to the production or rearing of any farm produce. A guaranteed price to be paid for the purchase of farming produce will be mentioned in such agreements. Farmers leaders have alleged that the bills are aimed at benefiting big corporate houses and ending the minimum price based procurement of farm produce by the government, said Kumar.