Defense state, Government

Distressed by the crash in prices of onions, a farmer in Nashik district of Maharashtra lit a bonfire of the crop in protest against the government’s policies and to highlight the plight of growers.The protest was held on the day of the Holika festival which is marked by the burning of bonfires in Maharashtra. Onion cultivators are battling a crisis as the prices of the kitchen staple have taken a hit at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Lasalgaon, the largest wholesale onion market in Asia, in Nashik.The price per kilogram of onion came down to Rs 2 to Rs 4, which angered the growers, who had stopped the auction at the APMC last week for a day. Krishna Dongre, a farmer from Mathulthan village in Yeola taluka who burnt the onion crop cultivated on one-and-half acres of land, had printed an invitation card announcing the agitation which had gone viral on social media.The Union and state governments have left the farmers to their fate. In their power struggle, they do not pay attention to whether the farmer survives or dies. This is a black day not only for Maharashtra but also for the nation as a farmer has been forced to light the bonfire of onions, he said and blamed the policies of the government.The drop in onion prices has angered farmers in Nashik district as well as in the rest of the state and they are staging agitations. Maharashtra Rajya Kanda Utpadak Sanghatana (MRKUS) had stopped the auction of onions at Lasalgaon APMC on February 27. Similar agitations were staged in Chandwad and other parts of the district and across the state in the last week.On Sunday, angry farmers gheraoed Union minister Bharati Pawar at Shirasgaon in Niphad taluka of Nashik district. They questioned why the onion crop is not getting a good price when the Centre says it has increased the export of onions.A farmer leader had demanded the government immediately declare a Rs 1,500 per quintal grant for onions during the ongoing Budget session and purchase the produce, being currently sold at Rs 3,4, 5 per kg, for Rs 15 to Rs 20 per kg. The farmer had said his onion yield fetched a price of Re 1 per kg at the Solapur market yard and after all the deductions he received this paltry sum as his net profit.

Defense StateFOLLOW

Defense state, Latest News

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has proposed to amend a section of the Metro Railways (Operation & Maintenance) ... ...

Ministry of Heavy Industries said Rs 800 crore under FAME India Scheme Phase II has been sanctioned to three ... ...

Government extended the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar by three months to June 30, 2023, to provide some ... ...

The government proposed hiking the securities transaction tax on Futures & Options (F&O) contracts, a move that will increase ... ...

The timely intervention by government authorities has saved at least three minor girls from getting married in a single ... ...

Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the government of Iran challenging an ex-parte order directing the ... ...

Congress alleged that the government wants to hand over India’s food grain logistics to the Adani Group and that ... ...

Distressed by the crash in prices of onions, a farmer in Nashik district of Maharashtra lit a bonfire of ... ...