PANAJI
Goa unit of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh wants the political parties to focus on issues of agriculture and include its development in their manifesto for the 2022 assembly elections.
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh Goa Pradesh has given a memorandum to various political parties and candidates who are contesting the elections with a demand to include in their manifestos the issues and problems faced by the agriculture and the Goan farmers.
"Around 40 percent of Goan people are directly or indirectly dependent on farming activity, however the government has neglected this sector. The manifesto of political parties should include agricultural policies and the farmer welfare scheme," said Sanjeev Cuncolienkar, convenor of Bhartiya Kisan Sangh Goa Pradesh.
“We have already given manifesto to parties personally going to their offices except one or two parties which don't have offices in Goa. Also we have appealed to our volunteers that when the candidates come for votes to tell them to focus on agriculture development.
Total 16 demands have been made on behalf of farmers before politicians by Bhartiya Kisan Sangh. Comprehensive agriculture policy, pending issues of Kumeri, Alwara, Government owned lands should be settled in favour of farmers.
A dedicated settlement officers should be deployed at the earliest to resolve land issues pertaining to those acquired for reserved forests (specially in Kaley and nearby areas of Sanguem taluka).
Some of the major demands which are made by the Bharitiya Kisan Sangh are: Economic benefits of agriculture schemes shall be updated to current market price every year; One India one Market policy to be made applicable for all purchases under agriculture schemes; Deemed purchase or Sanad Holder of cultivated lands under the Goa Tenancy Act should be covered under Kisan Samman Yojana of the Union Government so that the Goan farmers benefit from Central Government Schemes.
