Farmers outfit burns copies of Union budget

Samyukta Kisan Morcha cadres staged protest demonstration here burning down copies of the Union budget on Wednesday.

The farmers association slammed the budget for “failing farmers” on multiple fronts. According to the farmers, the budget failed to honour the long-standing demand on Minimum Support price along the lines of the M.S. Swaminathan Committee recommendations. The protesters also slammed the Union government for not announcing a farm debt write-off. The farmers’ front also slammed the government for inadquate budgetary allocation for MGNREGS.

Protesting against the budget, the farmers outfit members burnt copies of the budget here.