Jail Bharo call

[Rosamma Thomas]

*National Meeting of Farmers’ Leaders in Mumbai Calls for Intensifying Nationwide  Farmers’ Struggles*

*Press Statement Released at the Press Conference in Mumbai on 29 June 2026*

An important meeting of the Central Kisan Committee (CKC) of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), a nationwide farmers’ organization, was held at the YMCA Centre in Mumbai on 28–29 June. Due to government policies, the problems facing agriculture and farmers have greatly intensified. After two days of detailed deliberations on these issues, the Kisan Sabha called for the intensification of nationwide farmers’ struggles to bring these burning issues to the forefront of national attention.

The meeting discussed in detail issues such as falling prices of agricultural produce, rising input costs, crop insurance, land acquisition, fertilizer shortages, deceptive loan waiver schemes, attempts to undermine the importance of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), sugarcane pricing, and the adverse impact of the India–USA, India–European Union, and India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreements on Indian agriculture. A call was given to intensify nationwide struggles on these and other issues affecting the working people.

The meeting emphasized the need to strengthen nationwide unity among farmers’ organizations by bringing together other farmers groups around these issues. It was decided that AIKS would actively participate in the National Convention of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) to be held in Delhi on 28 July to discuss these issues and further intensify the struggle.

The meeting also resolved to transform farmers’ unity into a broader worker–farmer unity and to make successful the National Struggle Convention being jointly organized by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Central Trade Unions on 29th July against the anti-people policies of the government.

The massive nationwide Jail Bharo (Fill the Jails) Movement to be organized on 10th August 2026 at the district level across the country by farmers, workers, and agricultural labourers will be an important struggle to press for the resolution of their issues. The meeting resolved to participate in this movement with full strength.

As AIKS completes 90 years of its formation, a call was given to organize commemorative programmes across the country. It was decided that on 15th November, the birth anniversary of the great martyr Birsa Munda, AIKS flags would be hoisted and meetings, lectures, seminars, and cultural programmes on farmers’ issues would be organized in thousands of villages throughout the country.

The meeting also decided to hold the next National Conference of the All India Kisan Sabha from 18–21 November 2026 at Nalgonda in Telangana state.

Farmers’ leaders from across the country expressed confidence that the decisions taken at this meeting would provide fresh momentum to the farmers’ movement.

*Dr. Ashok Dhawale*

National President, AIKS

*Vijoo Krishnan*

National General Secretary, AIKS

[Selvarajan Rajeshwaran]

Sugarcane pricing? Mmmmmm..

All sugar factories are going gung ho on capex expecting to make money hands over fist from this idiocy called methanol which will make India dry.

And farmers here are asking for a "higher" price realisation!

For sugar cane and milk, to be specific is there any data on the actual price received by farmers for their produce, over the last 10, 20, 50 years? from the same party many times? Is it not a public good, one that should be collected and disseminated free of cost by the Government?

As for milk, I am sure the real farmgate price (after discounting for inflation) received is on a downtrend. No wonder capex of adult female animals in India is on the downtrend. A single factor which tells the status of a sector. Yes, India is on way to become the largest importer of milk powder in the World. A credit that should be taken by all the experts, professionals and institutions in this sector, for the past 20 years. And not one of them even today talk about this. Therein lies the problem. Not acknowledging the issue. USDA has been cautioning India annually without fail in their report on dairying on India for more than a decade. They seem to know better about India than these Institutions.

Dr. S Rajeshwaran BVSc PGDRM PhD (IIMB)
Dr Waran's Livestock Management Consultancy

Bangalore
9483503392

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