SAD Patron Parkash Singh Badal and President Sukhbir Singh Badal arrive at the rally
SAD Patron Parkash Singh Badal and President Sukhbir Singh Badal arrive at the rally Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal along with President Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union Minster Harsimrat Kaur Badal arrive at the grain market for the historic thanksgiving rally in Malout, Muktsar, here on Wednesday. The SAD and its ally BJP are jointly organizing the 'thanksgiving' rally at Malout. The rally will be held to mark the "unprecedented" increase in the Minimum Support Price of Kharif crops. Also Read: Cabinet approves an increase in MSP of 14 crops, paddy price increased by Rs. 200 Farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and other parts of the nation have arrived to attend the “Kisan Kalyan Rally”. ‘We are looking forward to see PM Modi, we welcome our PM who has given such a wonderful gift to its backbone- it farmers,’ said a farmer. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at its meeting on July 4 had approved the MSP of 14 Kharif (summer-sown) crops. MSP for paddy was hiked by a steep Rs. 200 per quintal. After the hike, the MSP of paddy (common grade) was Rs. 1,750 per quintal for 2the 018-19 season and the support price of Grade A variety of paddy was Rs. 1,770. -PTC News
