‘We are with Govt on tariff dispute with US’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 13: National president Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) K. Sai Reddy today said that his organization stands with the Government in its tariff dispute with the United States. This is because the Central Government, keeping in mind the interests of farmers, has refused to bow to the US pressure.
Reddy while talking to reporters here stated that BKS had already apprised the Central Government with the sentiments of Indian farmers in the context of the trade agreement being negotiated between the US and India. This included demands such as not permitting GM seeds and their products, and not allowing US companies into the dairy sector.
On this matter, during the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had informed about the courageous decision of the Government of India not to permit US entry into the agriculture, dairy, and fisheries sectors in the interest of farmers, he added.
He said the Kisan Sangh has welcomed this statement that promotes Indian traditional and organic farming.
Reddy further said that BKS is considering a plan to boycott products of all American companies engaged in the trade of fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides in India. Under this plan, an announcement may soon be made to farmers regarding the boycott of American agricultural products.
According to Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, active village committees of the organization have been formed in 60,000 villages across the country. Through these committees, 4.2 million farmers have been made members of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh nationwide. In Jammu & Kashmir, the number of members exceeds 15,000, and 100 village committees have been formed in the province.
In the press conference, All India Executive Member, Puran Chand, provincial president, Balkar Singh, provincial general secretary, Jagdish Thakur, provincial secretary, Sanjeev Kumar, and provincial organization secretary, Balveer Kumar were also present.
K. Sai Reddy who visited J&K for the first time after taking over president of BKS met with the provincial executive of his organization, along with the presidents and secretaries of eight districts, here at Trikuta Yatri Niwas, Ambphalla.
In the meeting with the provincial executive and district office bearers, discussions were held on the ongoing training camps across the country. A plan was finalized for the upcoming training camps in eight districts of Jammu & Kashmir. These camps will be organized in the Kathua, Samba, Rajouri, Reasi, Udhampur, Akhnoor, RS Pura, Doda, and Kishtwar districts by the respective committees of Kisan Sangh.
The meeting also involved serious deliberations on the issues faced by farmers in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and ways to resolve them.
The J&K activists of BKS raised three issues with the national president which included measures to be taken to save crops from continuous damage of wild animals, timely availability of fertilizers and seeds to farmers and maintenance of canals constructed by the Government for irrigation purposes.
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