On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, declared that the INDIA alliance would put pressure on the BJP-led NDA government to provide a formal assurance on minimum price support (MSP). Following a meeting with twelve farmer leaders from different states, including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, the Congress leader made a statement.We had pledged a legal guarantee for the MSP in our general election manifesto. We conducted an evaluation, and it is feasible. Rahul Gandhi stated, We decided in the meeting to discuss with other leaders of the INDIA bloc and press the government for its execution.MSP की कानूनी गारंटी किसानों का हक़ है।INDIA ये हक़ उनको दिला कर रहेगा। pic.twitter.com/q2IQU57nJF— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 24, 2024Congess at the play Congress Lok Sabha MPs KC Venugopal, Deepender Singh Hooda, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa were also present at the meeting. Leaders of the farmers claimed that the Congressmen had assured them that their demands would be discussed in the Lok Sabha and that the firing event in Haryana would be looked into. In an apparent attempt to stop the farmers from marching into Khanauri on February 21, Haryana police are said to have used tear gas during a confrontation with the protesting farmers in Hisar.Supreme Court and MSP On July 24, the Supreme Court also suggested forming a commission to examine the several requests made by farmers, one of which was a formal guarantee of the minimum support price (MSP) for crops. The Supreme Court has ordered a one-week standstill at the Shambhu border near Ambala, where farmers have been camped out since February 13. The Central government and the state governments of Haryana and Punjab have been instructed to propose candidates for the committee. Among other things, the farmers have been requesting a legislative guarantee of the minimum support price (MSP) for crops. In the Union Budget for 2024–25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman budgeted ₹1.52 lakh crore for the agricultural and related sectors.
