fbpx
  • Hindi
  • Heritage Edge
  • Sports Edge
  • Wildlife Edge
SHARP. BITTER. NEUTRAL.
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
The Edge Media
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
  • Home
  • National Edge
  • State Edge
  • Political Edge
  • World Edge
  • Entertainment Edge
  • Business Edge
  • Sports Edge
  • Home
  • National Edge
  • State Edge
  • Political Edge
  • World Edge
  • Entertainment Edge
  • Business Edge
  • Sports Edge
No Result
View All Result
The Edge Media
No Result
View All Result
Home Main Story

Strike against government procurement of wheat

The Edge Media by The Edge Media
3 years ago
in Main Story, National Edge, Political Edge
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare via TelegramSend To WhatsApp

Farmers are raising their voices in unison against the Agrarian Reform Act brought by the Modi government.  The farmers are adamant on the demand to withdraw the three agricultural laws and in protest, the farmers’ organizations have announced a Bharat Bandh.  Opposition parties have supported the demand of farmers.  In such a situation, very few people would know that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had to go to jail for voicing the issue of farmers.  At that time, he was kept in Jail Naini, one of the safest jails in the country, where Atal Bihari Vajpayee was closed for five days.
 Let me tell you that a political board was being laid for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections to be held in 1974.  There was a Congress government in UP and the command of power was in the hands of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna.  Atal Bihari Vajpayee used to be the leader of the Jana Sangh at that time and was counted among the leaders who raised their voice against the Congress on issues related to the people across the country.
 Strike against government procurement of wheat
 In 1973, the farmers had a good wheat crop.  The Congress government of UP was forcing farmers to sell wheat at government prices.  The government’s order was that it is mandatory for all farmers to sell wheat at government prices.  The prices were getting good in the market due to good yield of wheat, but farmers were upset due to the government order.  The Jana Sangh started a wheat levy movement against the government.
 In Uttar Pradesh, the responsibility of leading the wheat levy farmer movement was in the hands of Atal Bihari Bajpai.  In such a situation, Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a road with thousands of people and made a cry against the Congress government.  Senior journalist K.K.  Vikram Rao says that Vajpayee’s landing on the streets of Lucknow and anti-government slogans started, there was a panic in the power of the country.
 Vajpayee staged a sit-in in Lucknow
 Atal Bihari Bajpai, while leading the wheat levy movement, said that the government cannot force poor peasant laborers to sell their grain.  K. Vikram Rao says that the government was procuring wheat for the food grains across the country, which was being purchased at government prices and was much lower than the market price.
 The government said that if even a quintal of wheat has been produced in the farmers’ fields, the farmer should sell half of it.  The farmers were not persuaded by this government order and were opposing the government order.  The Jana Sangh came out on the road, adding to the tune of the farmers on this issue.

Tags: Atal bihari vajpayeefarmerFarmersFarmers demandFarmers newsFarmers strikeLatest English newsLatest newsLatest news in English
Previous Post

In Prayagraj, Samajwadi Party (SP) workers tried to stop the train

Next Post

After 17 years, Anju Bobby George’s shocking disclosure, said – success achieved with the help of a kidney

Related News

Last 24 hrs. – India reports 2,64,202 new cases, 5753 of Omicron.

Last 24 hrs. – India reports 2,64,202 new cases, 5753 of Omicron.

by The Edge Media
January 14, 2022
0

According to the Union health ministry : New coronavirus infections reported in India - 2,64,202 , Total COVID tally - ...

Police dismantle barricades from the Ghazipur farmers’ protest site following a Supreme Court decision

Police dismantle barricades from the Ghazipur farmers’ protest site following a Supreme Court decision

by The Edge Media
October 29, 2021
0

The Delhi Police began removing barricades and concertina wires from the anti-farm laws protest site in Ghazipur, on the Delhi-Uttar...

Farmers claim they were hit by a BJP MP’s convoy during a protest in Haryana, and one person was injured

Farmers claim they were hit by a BJP MP’s convoy during a protest in Haryana, and one person was injured

by The Edge Media
October 7, 2021
0

Farmers in Haryana claim one person was hurt when a vehicle in a convoy transporting BJP MP Nayab Saini collided...

Priyanka Gandhi tweets a video of an SUV ploughing over farmers in Lakhimpur and asks Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “Have you seen this?”

Priyanka Gandhi tweets a video of an SUV ploughing over farmers in Lakhimpur and asks Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “Have you seen this?”

by The Edge Media
October 5, 2021
0

Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lucknow, Congresswoman Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared a viral video of an SUV driving over...

Priyanka Tibrewal will file her nomination for the bypolls at Bhabanipur

by The Edge Media
September 12, 2021
0

Lawyer-turned-politician Priyanka Tibrewal will file her nomination for the bypolls at Bhabanipur assembly constituency in Kolkata on Monday after the...

Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta celebrate 21 years of friendship

by The Edge Media
September 12, 2021
0

Global star Priyanka Chopra on Saturday met her long-time friend actor Lara Dutta and celebrated the 21 years of friendship...

Discussion about this post

Recommended

twitter

Twitter India Head questioned by Delhi police

2 years ago

New Record in History of Indian Railways: More Ticket Refunds Than Sales

3 years ago

Popular News

    • Hindi
    • Heritage Edge
    • Sports Edge
    • Wildlife Edge
    SHARP. BITTER. NEUTRAL.

    © 2021 The Edge Media All Rights Reserved.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Home
    • National Edge
    • State Edge
    • Political Edge
    • World Edge
    • Entertainment Edge
    • Business Edge
    • Sports Edge

    © 2021 The Edge Media All Rights Reserved.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In