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AIFB extends support to MP farmers

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jun 09 2017 | 8:07 PM IST
The All India Forward Bloc, the party founded by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, today extended their support to the farmers of Madhya Pradesh and demanded a special session of Parliament to discuss the plight of the farmers immediately.
"The farmers are up in arms against the callous attitude of the central and state governments towards the burning issues such as Minimum Support Price and agri-loan waiver. It is a matter of great concern that according to the report of the National Crime Records Bureau, on an average one farmer is committing suicide every 41 minutes, somewhere in India,"AIFB general secretary Debabrata Biswas said.
"Instead of announcing compensation or any package to save the farmers from the crisis, the high level meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and officers has decided to send 1,000 para-military troops to Madhya Pradesh from Centre! It shows that the government is considering all the opposition voices are like enemies and they will be handled with bullets," he said.

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First Published: Jun 09 2017 | 8:07 PM IST

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