This year more than 50 lakh metric tons of millet have been produced in the state. But due to no purchase at MSP, farmers are forced to sell in the local market.
The applicant has submitted that though he had sent a representation to the Union, however neither any reply has been served nor any effective step or action has been taken over the farmers agitation till date.
In the latest development, as per reports, the Haryana Police has booked state Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni and several farmers on an attempt to murder, rioting, causing obstruction in government duty and other charges for violations during their "Delhi Chalo" march.
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a suggestion to withhold Minimum Support Price (MSP) until a verification has been made that a farmer has not indulged in stubble burning.