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ETV Bharat · India · India's kharif MSP hike fails to satisfy farm unions as Supreme Court considers legal guarantee petition
Reports farm union leaders from Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan condemning the kharif MSP hike as 'inadequate and anti-farmer.' SKM president cited that under C2+50%, paddy MSP should be approximately Rs 3,100 per quintal, not Rs 2,441. Notes that urea and DAP prices have not been raised at the retail level but input cost inflation has eroded real MSP gains. Protest leaders said the August 10 event will target Delhi if Rail Roko actions are ignored.
“Farm unions called the Rs 72 paddy hike inadequate, saying C2+50% costing would put the fair price at around Rs 3,100 per quintal.”