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The Hindu
01-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Kisan Sabha demands amendments to Wildlife Act, threatens action if Union govt. fails to act
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has demanded immediate amendments to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, to safeguard farmers from increasing wild animal attacks. 'If the Union government fails to declare animals like wild pigs and monkeys as pests and initiate effective control measures, farmers will be forced to take the law into their own hands,' the AIKS leaders told mediapersons on Monday after concluding the two-day national council meeting held at E.K. Nayanar Academy. AIKS general secretary Vijoo Krishnan criticised successive Congress and BJP-led Union governments for implementing wildlife policies that made it impossible for farmers to protect their crops and property. 'The Centre's policy failures are pushing farmers to the brink,' AIKS leaders said. The Sabha also lashed out at the Centre for signing free trade agreements with the U.K., EU, the U.S. and New Zealand without parliamentary debate, calling it a violation of federal principles. 'These FTAs are detrimental to Indian farmers and will be strongly opposed during a national strike on July 9,' the leaders said. AIKS further announced a solidarity campaign from July 26 to August 5 to support Cuba, which is under U.S. sanctions. Contributions collected during this campaign will be sent to aid the Cuban people. AIKS president Ashok Dhawale, finance secretary P. Krishna Prasad, vice-presidents E.P. Jayarajan and others were present. The Sabha currently has a membership of 1,53 crore across 27 State and Union Territories.
United News of India
29-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Central Kisan Committee meeting commences in Kannur
Kannur, June 29 (UNI) The two-day meeting of the Central Kisan Committee (CKC), the executive body of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), began at the EK Nayanay Academy, near here, on Sunday. AIKS President Ashok Dhawle hoisted the flag in the morning, as part of the inaugural function, and all the CKC members paid tributes at the martyrs column, honouring the sacrifices of those who laid down their lives in the struggle to uplift the lives of the Indian farmers. Ashok Dhawle said "In the light of increasing attacks on farmers and working people, the CKC meeting strongly emphasised the need to mobilise the peasantry across the country and work for the success of the All India Strike on July 9th, jointly called by the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM). Farmers and agricultural workers will have massive demonstrations across India taking up their demands.' AIKS General Secretary Viju Krishnan presented the Draft Report, which analysed the current developments in the agrarian sector and the intensifying economic crisis that continues to grip workers and peasants across the country. The report is critical of the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom and the impending agreement with the United States, scheduled to be signed by July 9, 2025. These FTAs the report believes will drastically reduce or eliminate import duties on key agricultural products, threatening the livelihoods of millions of Indian farmers. The CKC meeting in Kannur will deliberate in detail on strategies to intensify struggles in defence of farmers' rights, resist pro-corporate policies, and strengthen unity with the working class to confront the 'anti-people direction of the current BJP-RSS regime'. On Saturday about 75 members of the CKC were given a warm reception by the Kerala Karshaka Sangham (state unit of the AIKS). The CKC Members visited historical sites of peasant resistance against feudal landlords and British imperialism in northern Kerala-Karivellur and Kayyur, these two regions hold a proud legacy in the history of the peasant movement in India. The delegation also visited the historic Bekal Fort in Kasaragod. UNI AK RKM
Time of India
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Delegates meet of SFI national conference begins in Kozhikode
Kozhikode: The four-day delegates conference of the 18th national conference of SFI began in Kozhikode on Friday with the slogan "Education is our right, unity is the way, diversity is our strength". Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The conference was inaugurated by veteran journalist Sashi Kumar and theatre actor MK Raina at the Aspinwal Courtyard. The delegate conference will conclude on Monday with a massive rally where around 25,000 students are expected to participate. Chief minister will inaugurate the concluding public meeting. SFI national president VP Sanu presided over the inaugural function. Former SFI national president Arun Kumar, AIKS general secretary Vijoo Krishnan, AIDWA all India president PK Sreemathi addressed the gathering. Journalist Sashi Kumar said that RSS-BJP regime was distorting history. "By introducing new curricula, they are implementing their own agenda," he said. "We are living in a time when people cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood due to rampant social media propaganda. It's an era where the world blindly follows fabricated lies. This is the time for the youth to take up the fight to uphold the truth," Kumar added.
Hans India
20-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Corporate biggies calling the shots in farm sector: AIKS
Hyderabad: The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) National General Secretary, Viju Krishnan, expressed concerns regarding the concentration of power in the agricultural sector, highlighting that four corporate companies now control 46 percent of it. He criticized the BJP government for enabling this trend. Speaking at a seminar organized by the Aribandi Foundation in the city on Thursday, Krishnan linked the liberalization policies introduced since 1990 to the alarming increase in farmer suicides, with four and a half lakh fatalities recorded over the past 30 years. He pointed out that the BJP government has failed to fulfill its promises of doubling farmers' incomes and has not implemented the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee. Krishnan noted that there have been no reported farmer suicides in West Bengal and Gujarat, yet he criticized the reduction in funding for labor provisions. He opposed the installation of meters for agricultural motors, arguing that it would impose an additional financial burden on farmers. He argued that the support prices linked to reduced production costs primarily benefit corporations, resulting in significant losses for farmers, especially in the cotton sector. He recalled the farmers' protest against three controversial agricultural laws, which were ultimately repealed after many lives were lost. Furthermore, Krishnan criticized the new agricultural marketing policy, stating that it resembles the repealed laws and perpetuates inequalities caused by subsidies in other countries. He warned of potential losses arising from free trade agreements and called for the adaptation of farming practices to address climate change, advocating for dairy integration and multi-crop cultivation.
The Hindu
30-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
AIKS opposes promotion of gene-edited crop varieties
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has written a letter to the Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressing its strong opposition to the introduction, promotion, and commercialisation of gene-edited crop varieties, including rice, in agricultural systems. In the letter dated Friday, Andhra Pradesh Ryotu Sangham (AIKS) president G. Eswaraiah and general secretary K.V.V. Prasad said that they were deeply concerned that these developments were being pursued without sufficient consultation with farmers, independent scientific assessment, or transparent public debate. The entry of gene-edited seeds threatens to create new forms of dependency for farmers while offering no proven long-term benefits. In the past, the AIKS expressed its concerns about Bt cotton and Bt Brinjal. Even though Bt cotton was effective for a few years, later it failed in controlling pests. Lakhs of farmers sustained huge losses. As Seed Bill 2004 was not passed, in the absence of a proper crop insurance scheme, farmers were not compensated resulting in suicidal deaths. ''Enact strict liability laws to hold seed and biotech companies accountable for economic and environmental harm caused by their products. Our bitter experience with Bt cotton should not be forgotten. Farmers must not be turned into passive consumers of corporate-controlled technologies. True agricultural development lies in empowering farmers through self-reliance. We hope the Ministry will heed this call and take steps to protect the rights, livelihoods, and dignity of India's farmers,' they added.
