Today onion has brought tears to the eyes of farmers in Maharashtra. This is the same onion whose high rising prices had taken away Shushma Swaraj's Chief Minister's chair. Since then the BJP has not come back to power.
Asia's largest onion The Agriculture Produce Market Committee in Nashik's Lasalgaon. Which is crowded with farmers and traders is silent today as the onion farmers have announced an indefinite protest against the Centre's imposition of a 40 percent export duty on the kitchen staple.
Onion auctions had resumed for some time on Thursday after being stalled since Monday but were stopped later after the farmers claimed that they did not get the Rs 2,410 quintal as promised by NAFED, an apex organization under the Union Agriculture Ministry. Despite assurance from Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, and Agriculture Minister Dhanajay Munde, the farmers allege that NAFED has still not purchased the onions and they are not getting the right price for their produce. HW News English interacted with farmers in Lasalgaon to understand their plight. Let's listen in.
#Onion #Exportduty #Farmers #Maharashtra #DevendraFadanvis #BJP #PiyushGoyal
Asia's largest onion The Agriculture Produce Market Committee in Nashik's Lasalgaon. Which is crowded with farmers and traders is silent today as the onion farmers have announced an indefinite protest against the Centre's imposition of a 40 percent export duty on the kitchen staple.
Onion auctions had resumed for some time on Thursday after being stalled since Monday but were stopped later after the farmers claimed that they did not get the Rs 2,410 quintal as promised by NAFED, an apex organization under the Union Agriculture Ministry. Despite assurance from Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, and Agriculture Minister Dhanajay Munde, the farmers allege that NAFED has still not purchased the onions and they are not getting the right price for their produce. HW News English interacted with farmers in Lasalgaon to understand their plight. Let's listen in.
#Onion #Exportduty #Farmers #Maharashtra #DevendraFadanvis #BJP #PiyushGoyal
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00:00 20-25 days ago, the government had left a lunar rover up there.
00:07 It reached the house of the rover.
00:11 But to pay for it, the government has imposed a tax of 40%
00:19 and now we should collect it.
00:21 In the upcoming elections of the Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha,
00:25 we will show the fingers and tell how angry we were.
00:30 Then we will understand the result of making the farmers angry.
00:37 Due to the rain, the entire Dushkal fell.
00:40 And after that, tomatoes and onions were getting a little 2 rupees.
00:44 So the government imposed this tax and made the farmers go bankrupt.
00:49 Today, Onion has brought tears to the eyes of farmers in Maharashtra.
00:54 This is the same Onion whose high rising prices had taken away
00:58 Sushma Swaraj's Chief Minister's chair.
01:01 Since then, the BJP has not come back to power in the National Capital.
01:06 Asia's largest Onion APMC in Nashik's Lasalgaon,
01:11 which is generally crowded with farmers and traders, is silent today.
01:16 As the Onion farmers have announced an indefinite protest
01:20 against the Centre's imposition of a 40% export duty on the kitchen stable.
01:26 Onion auctions had resumed for some time on Thursday after being stalled
01:31 since Monday but were stopped later after the farmers claimed
01:36 that they did not get the Rs.2410 per quintal as promised by NAFED,
01:43 an apex organisation under the Union Agriculture Ministry.
01:47 Despite assurance from Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal,
01:52 Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Farnavis and Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde,
01:57 the farmers allege that NAFED has still not purchased the onions
02:02 and they are not getting the right price for their produce.
02:05 My colleague Shubham Bhodke interacted with farmers in Lasalgaon
02:10 to understand their plight. Have a look at this report.
02:15 The farmers are incurring losses.
02:17 The reason is the export duty has been surged for the traders.
02:22 Because of this, the traders are paying less for the produce.
02:25 So eventually the farmer is at loss.
02:27 Neither the traders are at loss nor the government and the farmers are always at loss.
02:32 We don't even have money to pay our children's fees.
02:36 The farmers are incurring losses.
02:39 The reason is the export duty has been surged for the traders.
02:47 Because of this, the traders are paying less for the produce.
02:55 So eventually the farmer is at loss.
03:00 The farmers are incurring losses.
03:06 The farmers are incurring losses.
03:12 Neither the traders are at loss nor the government and the farmers are always at loss.
03:22 Because of this, the farmers are paying less for the produce.
03:30 The government should be providing a minimum selling price for onion farmers
03:35 which should be around 2500 to 3000 per quintal.
03:39 The government should be providing a minimum selling price for onion farmers
03:44 which should be around 2500 to 3000 per quintal.
03:52 The government should immediately lift the 40% export duty on the onions.
03:57 Due to the drought-like situation, we are already suffering
04:01 and now when we are earning some money through onions and tomatoes,
04:05 the government is exploiting the farmers by imposing the 40% export duty.
04:10 The government should immediately lift the 40% export duty on the onions.
04:18 The farmers should be given the minimum selling price of 2 rupees.
04:23 Because it has not rained yet.
04:26 The farmers are so helpless that they have no crops to buy.
04:33 Because of the drought, they are suffering.
04:36 The government is exploiting the farmers by imposing the 40% export duty on the onions.
04:45 Last month, the government launched the Chandrayantri.
04:48 It has reached its destination but it looks like to compensate for the cost,
04:53 the government has imposed a 40% export duty.
04:57 If the government cares for the common man,
04:59 then why has the government not purchased the onions through Nafed?
05:03 Only the traders are purchasing our onions and you are imposing import duty on them.
05:09 If this does not stop, we will express our anger in the upcoming elections through pressing the button.
05:16 Only then will you realize the consequences of causing distress to the farmers.
05:21 You can launch as many spaceships as you want but lift this 40% export duty.
05:27 This is my request to the government.
05:29 Last month, 20-25 days ago, the government launched the Chandrayantri.
05:37 It has reached its destination but it looks like to compensate for the cost,
05:45 the government has imposed a 40% export duty.
05:50 If the government cares for the common man,
05:55 then why has the government not purchased the onions through Nafed?
06:06 Only the traders are purchasing our onions and you are imposing import duty.
06:12 What kind of injustice is this?
06:15 If this does not stop, we will express our anger in the upcoming elections through pressing the button.
06:24 Only then will you realize the consequences of causing distress to the farmers.
06:33 You can launch as many spaceships as you want but lift this 40% export duty.
06:42 This is my request to the government.
06:45 Till when will farmers only be an election agenda?
06:49 Earlier this year, a farmer in Maharashtra's Nashik district,
06:52 furious for not getting the right value for his produce,
06:56 had set on fire his 1.5 acre onion farm.
07:00 The Maharashtra government had in March announced a special scheme
07:04 to support onion growers with a subsidy of Rs. 300 per quintal.
07:09 Most farmers claim the scheme has yet to reach them.
07:13 Even this time, the farmers claim that the government has only handed them assurances.
07:20 That's it for this report. For more such news and updates, subscribe to HW News.
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