RSS-backed BKS announces farmer rally in Delhi, demands higher assistance under PM-KISAN
New Delhi (PTI): The RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) on Monday announced a protest rally of farmers in the national capital on December 19 to press their demands for increasing financial assistance under the PM-KISAN scheme and removing GST on agricultural equipment and fertilizers.
BKS all-India secretary K Sai Reddy said the national executive, at its meeting in the city on October 8 and 9, decided that the financial stability of farmers is paramount and to ensure that necessary steps must be taken.
"In the meeting, we have decided to hold a massive protest rally -- 'Kisan Garjana Rally' -- in Delhi on December 19 and demand the central government to remove GST on agriculture inputs. We will also press for our demand that Kisan Samman Rashi should also be increased keeping inflation in mind, Reddy said at a press conference here.
He also said several programs will be held in October and November to aware people of the issues and the rally.
BKS general secretary Mohini Mohan Mishra said farmers from across the country will participate in the rally on December 19 and draw the attention of the government towards their condition.
"The plight of farmers has further worsened in the country due to rising prices of inputs in agriculture," he said.
Elaborating on the demands of BKS, Mishra said, "Farmers have been paying GST on various agriculture equipment. Despite being producers they are not getting any input credit. So either government should reduce the input share in GST to zero or ensure farmers get a profitable price for their produce."
Stating that farmers are not able to realize a profitable price for their crops, Mishra termed the minimum support price (MSP) a "flawed" concept.
"There should be a new pricing mechanism based on the profitable price of crops after considering the cost of production. The existing system of MSP is flawed," he said.
The Centre has recently appointed a committee to look into the MSP-related issues of farmers.
He also demanded that PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, which is Rs 6,000 per year per farmer, "should be increased regularly by linking it with inflation."
Claiming that fertilizer and urea are being diverted for non-agricultural purposes, Mishra said, "Fertiliser subsidy should be directly transferred into the accounts of farmers."
He said farmers are leaving agriculture and looking for other options because of the neglect by the government and less profit in farming.
So there is a need to take such measures so that farmers do not leave agriculture. The government talks about farmers and doubling their income, so it should take these steps to ensure farmers' welfare, he said.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
