The ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS companies in seven districts till February 19 in view of the ‘Delli Chalo’ name given by farmers’ organisations.
The Haryana authorities on Saturday prolonged the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS companies in seven districts till February 19 in view of the ‘Delli Chalo’ name given by farmers’ organisations.
The authorities had earlier prolonged the suspension of mobile internet from February 13 till February 15.
According to a notification issued by the Haryana administration, bulk SMS and all dongle companies offered on mobile networks, besides voice calls, will stay suspended in the jurisdiction of districts Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa.
Amidst the continued agitation by farmers demanding authorized recognition of the Minimum (*19*) Price and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report, together with on pricing mechanism, outstanding agricultural economist Dr Sardara Singh Johl has stated that giving MSP on all crops “is not practical”.
Dr Johl, a former Vice Chancellor of Punjab (*7*) University, stated that farmers ought to undertake the trail of negotiation over their calls for and in addition added that they need to be allowed to go to Delhi. He laid stress on talks to resolve the issues of farmers.
He expressed concern over the state of affairs on Punjab’s border with Haryana. Dr Johl stated that MSP is helpful for farmers solely when it’s greater than the market charge and confused the necessity to profit small farmers.
He stated farmers largely get MSP on wheat and paddy and the federal government doesn’t even purchase many crops.
“The government cannot give MSP on all 23 crops….even if the government saves money and buys all the crops, it is not possible to implement it,” Dr Johl stated.
He confused that about 60 international locations in the world present direct subsidies to farmers.
Citing examples of superior economies, Johl stated the United States had in 2021-22 given greater than USD 42 billion to the farmers. He stated China and Japan additionally present subsidies to their farmers.
Regarding the Swaminathan Committee report, he stated the aim of MSP is {that a} farmer would not run out of enterprise.
Asked about “de-centralisation” associated to agriculture, he stated that it’s not possible so long as electrical energy and water are saved free.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA employees and is printed from ANI)
