BKU faction shifts focus from MSP hike to input cost
Chandigarh, June 9 -- The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan), Punjab's largest farmer organisation based in the Malwa region, has moved away from demanding a Minimum Support Price (MSP) hike on crops and is now focusing on the reduction of input costs such as diesel, seeds, pesticides, and agro-chemicals.
The move has sparked debate among agricultural experts and other farmer unions. Critics say this shift signals a retreat from the core demand that had once united farm organisations during the year-long protest against the now-repealed farm laws in 2020-21. P2...
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