The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, rejecting a five-year MSP contract, insists on all-crop procurement at the C2+50% MSP formula. They criticize the government's lack of transparency and demand resolution on key issues like loan waivers and prosecutions related to farmer deaths. The MSP remains central to their 'Delhi Chalo 2.0' protest.
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00:00 Amidst the escalating tensions between the government and the farmers, the Sanyukt Kisan
00:06 Morcha (SKM), a conglomerate of farmer unions, rejected the proposed five-year contract to
00:11 purchase pulses, maize and cotton at the old minimum support price.
00:17 This move comes as a response to what they perceive as a diversion from their core demands.
00:22 The SKM in a statement on Monday evening criticised the government's proposal, considering it
00:27 a deviation from the farmers' primary demands.
00:30 They insisted on the procurement of all crops encompassing 23 varieties with guaranteed
00:35 purchase.
00:36 Furthermore, the SKM emphasised that procurement should be adhered to the C2+50% of MSP formula
00:44 recommended by the Swaminathan Commission rather than the existing A2+FL+50% method.
00:51 Additionally, the SKM has also denounced the lack of transparency exhibited by the government
00:56 throughout the four rounds of talks led by the three union ministers including Agriculture
01:01 Minister Arjun Munda and Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal.
01:05 They retaliated their demands including loan waivers, no increase in electricity tariffs
01:10 and the withdrawal of police cases filed during the 2021 protests, which witnessed the violent
01:15 clashes between farmers and security personals.
01:18 Moreover, the SKM highlighted the absence of progress on other key demands such as the
01:22 implementation of a comprehensive public sector crop insurance scheme and the provision
01:27 of a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 to farmers of over 60+ age.
01:32 The demand for the prosecution of the junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra Teni in connection
01:37 with the death of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri also remains unresolved.
01:42 So this puts the Centre Punjab Farmers' Equation back to square one.
01:46 Although the Sanyukti Kisan Morcha is not leading the current protest, its influence
01:50 as a leading federation of farmer unions can sway those engaged in discussions with the
01:55 government.
01:56 In light of the ongoing negotiations, the SKM's endorsement can bolster the farmers'
02:02 bargaining position significantly.
02:04 Representatives of the protesting farmers and the government convened in Chandigarh
02:09 for the fourth round of talks on Sunday evening, resulted in the proposal of a five-year contract
02:14 based on the C2+50% formula.
02:17 However, the initial reaction from farmers again suggests dissatisfaction with concerns
02:22 raised about the efficacy for Punjab and Haryana farmers.
02:26 At the core of the farmers' agitation, known as the Delhi Chalo 2.0, lies the issue of
02:31 MSP.
02:32 With no legal backing, MSPs lack the obligation for the government to purchase a certain percentage
02:38 of a farmer's crop at the designated floor price.
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