THE All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), in a statement issued on March 4, has congratulated the fighting rubber farmers for their resolute determination in the face of exploitation by the tyre cartel. The cartelisation in the Indian tyre sector is an entrenched anti-competitive practice that denies a fair price to the natural rubber farmers while looting consumers.

THE Samyukt Kisan Morcha Punjab had planned to hold a protest in Chandigarh on     March 5 to address the pending demands of the farmers. However, the AAP led Punjab government, which claims to be the protector of democracy, launched a brutal attack on the democratic rights of farmers by starting to arrest leaders of various constituent organisations of SKM from their homes. Prior to this, on March 2, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had a meeting with representatives of farmer organisations, which ended fruitlessly.

THE farmers’ struggle in Noida and Greater Noida is marked by the concrete demands raised on land rights, the consistency of the struggles, massive participation, and, overall, the issue-based unity of the project-affected families. The context of the struggle relates to various projects, including Greater Noida, Noida, Yamuna Expressway, Jewar International Airport, and UPSIDC, among others, that acquired the precious land assets of these farmers without providing rightful compensation or alternative livelihood support.

IN the aftermath of the massive Delhi Kooch/Delhi March by farmers of Greater NOIDA on December 2, 2024, the Uttar Pradesh government authorities had assured that the chief secretary would meet the farmers and address their concerns. On the basis of that assurance, the Joint Struggle Committee had decided to hold a peaceful dharna at the spot without disrupting traffic.

THE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on November 8, has condemned the draconian notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of  November 6, 2024 that doubles fines on farmers on the pretext of curbing pollution due to stubble burning.