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Farmers reject Centre’s 5-year MSP proposal, to continue Delhi Chalo March from Wednesday

The government had proposed a five-year contract to buy maize, cotton and three types of pulses at the old minimum support price.

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As protesting farmers have rejected the government’s proposal of a five-year contract to buy maize, cotton, and three types of pulses at the previous minimum support price, the borders surrounding Delhi are expected to witness a clash once again on Wednesday.

Hours before the protesting farmers made their declaration, the MSP proposal was also criticised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella group of farmer unions that is not involved in the present protests.

The protesting farmers will resume their nonviolent march towards Delhi on Wednesday, according to farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, who made this announcement during a press conference on Monday at the Shambhu border, which separates Punjab and Haryana.

Farmers leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, said in Hindi the grounds behind his rejection of the proposal that they have reviewed the proposal that the government made (on Sunday night). The MSP applying to only two or three crops and leaving the other farmers on their own is incomprehensible.

He said, the honorable minister said yesterday that an additional Rs 1.5 lakh crore will be burdened if the government guarantees MSP on daals (split pulses). However, according to a research conducted by Prakash Kammardi, the previous chairman of the Agricultural Price Commission, the overall cost for all crops will be Rs 1.75 lakh crore, the farmers leader continued.

Dallewal pointed out that the government spends Rs 1.75 lakh crore on importing palm oil, which he said was bad for people’s health. He suggested the same money could be used to support farmers in growing oilseeds, for which MSP could be proclaimed.

The farmers leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal also asserted that the government would only provide the support price to farmers who choose to diversify their crop diversification and begin cultivating crops that fall under the MSP program. He asserted that this would not affect the farmers who are currently cultivating the crops.

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PM Modi lauds hockey team for winning Women’s Asian Champions Trophy

Calling the victory a phenomenal accomplishment, PM Modi said their success will motivate many upcoming athletes.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Indian hockey team for winning the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy.

Calling the victory a phenomenal accomplishment, PM Modi said their success will motivate many upcoming athletes.

“Congratulations to our hockey team on winning the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy. They played exceptionally well through the tournament. Their success will motivate many upcoming athletes,” PM Modi said in a post on X.

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BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi, says opposition states named in Adani bribery charges

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra slammed Rahul Gandhi for attempting to tarnish the Prime Minister’s image.

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BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi, says opposition states named in Adani bribery charges

After Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP said the states that allegedly received bribes from the Adani Group for solar power deals, as mentioned in the US indictment, were ruled by the Opposition. 

While addressing a press conference on Thursday, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra slammed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi for attempting to tarnish the Prime Minister’s image. The Congress MP alleged that Narendra Modi was hand in glove with Gautam Adani in corrupt activities.

Sambit Patra underlined that none of the four states mentioned in US charges against Adani Group had a BJP CM. He added that Congress and its allies were in power in Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu.

The US prosecutors recently said the Adani Group paid $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials to secure contracts with state electricity distribution companies between 2021-2023. However, the Adani Group has called the allegations baseless.

The states named in the US indictment are Odisha (then ruled by Naveen Patnaik’s BJD), Tamil Nadu (under DMK), Chhattisgarh (under Congress), and Jammu and Kashmir (under Central rule). Andhra Pradesh was then helmed by Jagan Reddy’s YSR Congress.

Criticizing Rahul Gandhi, Sambit Patra said that it was the Leader of the Opposition’s usual tactic to attack India and structures that defend the country.

The Puri MP further added that Rahul Gandhi had raked up the Rafale issue in 2019 in a similar fashion, mentioning that the Congress leader had claimed that a big revelation would be made. During the Covid pandemic, Rahul Gandhi used to do press conferences in a similar fashion over vaccines, Sambit Patra continued. 

Speaking on Rahul Gandhi’s claim that the Congress was doing the work of the judiciary, the BJP spokesperson stressed that both the Congress MP and Sonia Gandhi were out on bail in the National Herald case.

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2025 Delhi elections: AAP releases first list of 11 candidates

Rai noted that most of these 11 seats were not held by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at present.

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced its first list of 11 candidates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, which is due in February next year.

Addressing a press conference, Delhi Minister Gopal Rai said the party has released the first list of 11 candidates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. He said the names were finalised in the political affairs committee meeting chaired by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal.  

Rai noted that most of these 11 seats were not held by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at present.

The 11-candidate list includes Brahm Singh Tanwar fielded from Chhatarpur; Anil Jha from Kirari; Deepak Singhla from Vishwas Nagar; Sarita Singh from Rohtas Nagar; BB Tyagi from Laxmi Nagar; Ram Singh Netaji from Badarpur; Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad from Seelampur; Veer Singh Dhingan from Seemapuri; Gaurav Sharma from Ghonda; Manoj Tyagi from Karawal Nagar and Sumesh Shokeen from Matiala.

The list of candidates includes six defectors: former BJP leaders Brahm Singh Tanwar, Anil Jha, and BB Tyagi, along with former Congress members Chaudhry Zubair Ahmad, Veer Dhingan, and Sumesh Shokeen, who have recently joined the AAP.

This announcement from the party led by Kejriwal comes shortly after a significant loss, as key member Kailash Gahlot resigned to join the BJP. Gahlot, who served as a minister in the AAP cabinet, departure is seen as a major blow ahead of the February 2025 Delhi elections.

Kejriwal on Sunday called the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections a “dharmayudh” (righteous war), encouraging his party workers to focus not on individual candidates but to act as if he is contesting all 70 seats in Delhi himself.

The former Delhi chief minister criticised the BJP, claiming that despite its vast resources, the party has failed to serve the people of the national capital due to a lack of will.

“We may be a small party with limited resources, while the BJP has enormous funds and power, but they have done nothing for the people of Delhi because they lack the will to serve. Don’t focus on the individual candidates. Work as if I am contesting all 70 seats in Delhi,” Kejriwal urged his supporters.

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