MP: Low garlic prices leave bitter taste in farmers' mouths, they dump crop into river
Sehore (MP), Aug 18: A video of farmers throwing sacks full of garlic into a river in Madhya Pradesh, apparently due to low prices, surfaced on social media on Thursday, prompting calls to allow export of the commodity.
An outfit representing farmers in Madhya Pradesh said cultivators were getting low prices for their garlic crop and sought that the Centre allow export of the produce to give the market a boost.
A video showing farmers throwing bags of garlic into the Parvati river from a bridge dividing Sehore and Rajgarh districts went viral on social media during the day.
In the video posted on Twitter by the Kisan Swaraj Sangathan (KSS), a farmer can be heard saying they were throwing the bumper garlic crop as prices offered to them were abysmally low.
The clip is from Ashta town in Sehore district and had been sent by one of its workers there, a functionary of the KSS said.
"Traders are purchasing garlic in the Rs 1-4 per kilogram range. However, cost of production per kilogram was Rs 30-40. We are facing huge losses and so are dumping the produce," farmer Jamshed Khan of Phulmogra village claimed.
The KSS said the cost of production of one quintal (100 kg) of garlic was between Rs 2,500-3,000, while it was fetching just Rs 300 to Rs 600 per quintal.
Cultivators led by Suryapal Singh Thakur submitted a memorandum to the Jawar tehsildar after holding a protest.
The memorandum, marked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, sought immediate export of onion and garlic in the interest of farmers.
The cost of producing one quintal of onion was Rs 2,000, while the price it is fetching in the market is in the Rs 500-800 range, the memorandum said.
Protesting farmers said they would agitate in front of local MLAs and MPs as well as the state Assembly if the issue was not sorted quickly.
मध्यप्रदेश मैं किसान लहसुन के कट्टे पार्वती नदी में फेंक रहा है क्योंकि लहसुन का भाव मिल नहीं रहा है। pic.twitter.com/PVu5In9Bgx
— Kisan Swaraj Sangathan (@KisanSwaraj_) August 17, 2022
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Karnataka Muslim Convention to be held in Bengaluru on May 16
Muslim organisations to release report on Congress govt’s three-year performance
Bengaluru: Major Muslim organisations and federations in Karnataka have decided to organise a large public convention titled ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ at Town Hall in Bengaluru on May 16. During the convention, a comprehensive report reviewing the three-year performance of the Congress government under the theme “What did the Congress government promise? What did it do? What next?” will be released.
According to a statement issued on Friday, no politicians will be invited to the convention. The report will be submitted to the government and all MLAs after the event.
The convention is being held at a time when the Congress government is nearing the completion of three years in office on May 20. Muslim organisations have expressed dissatisfaction, alleging that despite extending strong support to the Congress in bringing it to power, the community is being neglected.
The Convention is being organised at time when there are concerns over inadequate political representation for Muslims, alleged neglect of community demands, and the suspension of senior Muslim leaders who had worked for the party for decades.
The organisers said the convention aims to raise questions on what the Congress government has delivered so far and what further steps are expected from the government.
The decision to hold the convention was taken during a meeting held on May 6 at A J International Hotel in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru. Representatives of major Muslim organisations, associations, ulema bodies, federations, and members of the ad hoc committee of Karnataka Rajya Muslim Okkoota attended the meeting.
More than 75 representatives and delegates, including senior ulemas, jamaat leaders, lawyers, retired officials, journalists and members of the KRMO ad hoc committee, participated in the discussions.
Members of the KRMO ad hoc committee’s report preparation team and experts from different sectors presented a detailed report on the Congress government’s three-year performance. The report examined promises made to Muslims on ten major issues, the extent to which they were fulfilled, pending promises, alleged discrimination in representation, and the demands now being placed before the government.
The report covered issues such as the hijab ban, reservation cancellation, hate speech and hate crimes, budget allocation, political representation, waqf matters, the anti-cow slaughter law, anti-conversion law, scholarships and educational grants.
Participants offered suggestions and recommendations on various points, and necessary corrections to the report were accepted after detailed discussions.
The meeting also reportedly expressed strong dissatisfaction over the manner in which the Congress government has treated the Muslim community. Participants are said to have opined that if the government and the Congress party continue in the same manner, the community should keep its political options open.
It was later decided that the report would be officially released at the large public convention on May 16 under the title “Karnataka Muslim Convention – What did the Congress government promise? What did it do? What next?”
The organisers appealed to people from all districts of the state to participate in large numbers and send a strong message to the government and the Congress party through the convention.
They also decided that all organisations, jamaats and associations should work towards ensuring participation from every district in Karnataka.
The statement reiterated that no politicians would be invited to the May 16 convention and that the report on the Congress government’s three-year performance would be submitted to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, ministers and MLAs after the event.
