BJP’s Hoshiarpur candidate faces protest by farmers
The Hindu
BJP candidate Anita Som Parkash faces farmers' protest during Lok Sabha campaign, promises consideration of MSP law.
BJP’s Hoshiarpur candidate Anita Som Parkash on Friday, May 18, 2024, faced farmers’ protest when she was on her way to a village to canvass for the Lok Sabha polls.
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A group of farmers led by Kirti Kisan Union district president Jagtar Singh Bhinder staged a protest at the Barian Kalan-Bahowal link road.
They asked the BJP candidate the reason why the Centre had not enacted a law on minimum support price (MSP).
Parkash assured the farmers that their demands would be considered after the formation of the BJP government at the Centre. She then proceeded to the Barian Kalan village to continue her election campaign.
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