Dharna against private market enters fourth day
The Hindu
Farmers say there is a need to set up a cooperative farm market
Farmers leaders who are opposing the setting up of a private farm produce market in Belagavi have said there is a need for a cooperative farmers market instead.
This is in response to a public announcement by Satish Jarkiholi, KPCC working president, that he will set up a parallel market to challenge the perceived monopoly by the Jai Kisan Vegetable Market set up by a private company.
Members of Bharatiya Krishik Samaj and Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha are on a dharna in front of the APMC Yard in Belagavi for the last four days. They plan to start a relay hunger strike on Monday.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.