New Delhi, Aug 9: A large number of farmers, ex-serviceman and representatives of Left-affiliated organisations on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misleading and providing wrong information to the nation on MSP and other policies of his government.

Converging at Parliament Street here to protest on "Quit India Day", farmers demanded that the Central government write off crop loans taken from banks and implement the M.S. Swaminathan Commission report which recommends that minimum support price (MSP) be raised to 1.5 times the input cost.

All major farmer outfits from Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh participated in the protest.

All India Kisan Sabha general secretary Hannan Mollah said: "He (Modi) is a 100 per cent liar. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is misleading and providing wrong information to farmers saying they have raised the MSP for the Kharif crops by 50 per cent. It's not true."

Mollah said the present hike only factors in the cost of farm labour and investment on fertiliser and seeds.

"Effective hike is only 13 per cent and PM Modi has failed to honour his promise," he said.

The general secretary said around 20 lakh people in 400 districts of 25 states in the country are protesting against "false promises" made by the Narendra Modi government.

United Front of Ex-Servicemen also protested against what they called faulty implementation of the One Rank-One Pension (OROP) scheme, saying continuous degradation and ill-treatment to the defence forces is taking place in the country.

Colonel R.D. Sharma (retd) said: "After the BJP came to power, it promised to implement the OROP within 100 days. But now it is ignoring our cause and has changed the actual definition of OROP."

Sharma said now he receives less pension compared to his juniors and urged the government to pay uniform pension to all armed forces personnel.



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Hubballi: Forest minister Eshwar Khandre will hand over relocation cheques to 57 residents of Talewadi village in Belagavi on May 17, under the voluntary relocation programme.

Located within the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary, Talewadi is the first of 13 villages earmarked for relocation from one of Karnataka’s densest forests — a crucial tiger corridor linking the Kali Tiger Reserve with tiger habitats in Goa and Maharashtra, Deccan Herald reported on Thursday.

The relocation will free up over 1,000 hectares of inviolate forest land for wildlife. For the villagers, the move promises access to better healthcare, education, and employment opportunities.

The residents of the village have been demanding relocation since 2013–14, citing challenges like poor connectivity and seasonal isolation during monsoons, when overflowing streams would cut them off from the mainland, added the report.

Khandre had visited the village in December 2024, assuring residents of support and timely action. The upcoming cheque disbursal marks the fulfillment of that promise, as the entire Talewadi village is being relocated outside the protected area.

“There was no force from the department for relocation. This is completely on our request,” said Bayaji Varak, a Talewadi resident and one of the beneficiaries of the relocation.