Uttar Pradesh govt forms 5-member committee to resolve farmers' protest

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has formed a 5-member committee to address and find a solution to the ongoing farmers' agitation in the regions of Noida and Greater Noida.

According to an official release, the committee will be chaired by IAS Anil Kumar Sagar, who is the Principal Secretary of Infrastructure and Industrial Development in Uttar Pradesh.

The committee will consist of 5 members, which indicates a small but focused team with the expertise to handle the matter efficiently.

The members include Anil Kumar Sagar, Piyush Verma, Sanjay Khatri, Somya Srivastava and Kapil Singh.

The committee is expected to submit its report and recommendations to the government within a period of one month.

This move shows the government's commitment to addressing the concerns of the farmers in a structured and systematic way.

By appointing a dedicated committee, the government hopes to find a balanced solution that can resolve the agitation, provide fair solutions to the farmers, and ensure development continues in the region without causing unrest.

The report and recommendations will likely be crucial in determining the next steps the government will take to deal with the protests, which could include policy changes, compensation adjustments, or other forms of intervention.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh police detained protesting farmers at Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida.

The protest, organized by the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) along with other farmer groups, is being held to demand compensation and benefits related to agricultural reforms, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).

Farmer leader and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait, claimed on Monday that farmers participating in the 'Delhi Chalo' protest were stopped by police barricades as they attempted to march towards Delhi, demanding solutions to agricultural issues and a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

The protest, organised by the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) and other farmer groups, comes amid heightened security measures and traffic advisories in the Noida-Delhi region.

On the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march, Tikait earlier told ANI, "The farmers have been stopped at the Mahamaya Flyover. The farmers want to head to Delhi because the solution will come from Delhi only. The police are stopping the farmers, but they are determined to proceed to Delhi."

Regarding Punjab farmers joining the 'Delhi Chalo' march on December 6, he said, "Punjab has a different system. They are different people."

Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday criticized the BJP government for the "miserable" conditions faced by farmers.

He stated that despite repeated questions about farmers' issues in the UP assembly, the UP government has not formulated any policy regarding this matter.

"India's farmers are miserable under the BJP's double-engine government. The winter season has already begun, yet farmers have to spend the night outside to protect their fields from microbes and stray animals. Akhilesh Yadav has repeatedly raised questions on this issue in the UP assembly. Despite this, the UP government does not have any policy in this regard," he said. (ANI)