Swadeshi Jagran Manch News
While American negotiators have made agricultural access a central demand, pressing India for a wider entry gate for U.S. farm goods, New Delhi is not blinking, especially on GM imports.
In a market where US dairy giants can flood the market with milk and dairy products like cheese, butter, and ice cream with very competitive prices, there is a real threat of survival for most of these dairy farmers, most of whom run small operations, fears Mahajan.
Swadeshi Jagran Manch has written a letter to PM demanding the withdrawal of MFN status given to China.
The letter has been written by Swadeshi Jagran Manch co-convener Ashwani Mahajan to PM Modi.
Concerned over declining prices of pulses produced domestically due to cheap imports, an RSS- affiliated body today urged the government to impose a 30 per cent import duty on them to help safeguard farmers' interests.
SJM, an RSS affiliate, has started a signature campaign asking people to pledge not to use Chinese goods.
"Government should understand that survival is more important than the so called development," the Swadeshi Jagran Manch said.
Raising a banner of revolt against the government for its decision to ease FDI norms in 15 key sectors, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) today demanded that the move be put on hold even as it accused the Centre of haste in the matter.
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