New Delhi: Indian farmers’ body, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), has slammed a new US trade deal as “a surrender to multinational agricultural giants”, calling for the commerce minister’s resignation.
According to Global Mirror, the SKM, a coalition of over forty Indian farmers’ unions, demanded Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s immediate resignation as soon as he explained the details of the bilateral pact.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference, leaders of the union representing apple and cotton growers said any relaxation on the import of cotton would be disastrous for the economies of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
SKM leaders called the framework for the interim agreement on bilateral trade a “total surrender” to America’s agriculture sector. They cited the inclusion of dried distillers’ grains, red sorghum for animal feed, tree nuts, fresh and processed fruit, soybean oil, wine and spirits in the joint statement. The leaders warned that the animal feed market would be completely monopolised by US companies.
According to Global Mirror, the SKM, a coalition of over forty Indian farmers’ unions, demanded Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s immediate resignation as soon as he explained the details of the bilateral pact.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference, leaders of the union representing apple and cotton growers said any relaxation on the import of cotton would be disastrous for the economies of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
SKM leaders called the framework for the interim agreement on bilateral trade a “total surrender” to America’s agriculture sector. They cited the inclusion of dried distillers’ grains, red sorghum for animal feed, tree nuts, fresh and processed fruit, soybean oil, wine and spirits in the joint statement. The leaders warned that the animal feed market would be completely monopolised by US companies.