A press conference was held in Kolkata by Jai Kisan Andolan, an all-India farmers organization with active units in 11 states, to highlight the various injustices faced by Indian farmers in general and Bengal farmers in particular.

The press conference was addressed by Yogendra Yadav, founder of Jai Kisan Andolan, Avik Saha, National President of Jai Kisan Andolan, Prabir Mishra, West Bengal State President of Jai Kisan Andolan, Nani Roy, Bankura District President of Jai Kisan Andolan and Susanta Kanri, Hooghly District President of Jai Kisan Andolan.

The issues highlighted included (1) Demand of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (of which Jai Kisan Andolan is an integral constituent) against the Union Govt for enacting an MSP Guarantee Law and (2) Demand of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (of which Jai Kisan Andolan is a founder member) for enacting a State level MSP Law in West Bengal (3) Demand of Jai Kisan Andolan for enacting a State Tenant Farmer Law (4) Demand of Jai Kisan Andolan for full coverage and quick relief under Bengal’s State Crop Insurance Scheme (5) Demand of Jai Kisan Andolan for the immediate issue of Record-of-Rights to Refugee Farmers of Bengal and (6) Demand of Jai Kisan Andolan for complete saturation of all farmers under PM Kisan Nidhi Scheme and Krishak Bandhu Scheme.