Press release: Call to abjure lockdowns and border closures in India
National Press release 24 December 2022 Sh. Anil Ghanwat, the President of Swatantra Bharat Party today raised concerns about reports that the government of India is once again thinking of border closures and lockdowns. On 20 December 2022, the secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Department has issued guidelines that refer to an alleged […]
Press release: Indefinite protest in front of SEBI office if the ban on agricultural commodities is not lifted
Issued on 22 December 2022 by Anil Ghanwat, President A year ago, SEBI had imposed a one-year ban on trading of nine agricultural futures covering seven agricultural products and futures contracts based on them. The ban ended recently. But by extending it by one more year, SEBI has caused immense loss to the farmers. This […]
A consolidated video regarding the 2020 farm laws and the Report of the Supreme Court Committee
Issues covered:
Major Recommendations of the Supreme Court Committee on Farm Laws
This is part of supplementary information being provided to the Press today at 12 noon IST, 21 March 2022, to accompany the release of the Report of the Supreme Court Committee on Farm Laws. Broad Observations Majority of the farmers and other stakeholders support Farm Laws. Policies need to adapt to the dynamic requirements of […]
Press release – Report of the Supreme Court Committee on Farm Laws
21 March 2022 PRESS RELEASE QUICK LINKSPress release in PDF | Word Op-ed on 21 March 2022 in ThePrint I’m making public the Supreme Court panel report on farm laws. India needs to know the truth– by Anil Ghanwat The Report of the Supreme Court Committee on Farm Laws (PDF) Key extracts from the Committee’s […]
Discussion Paper on Agriculture Policy
Swatantra Bharat Party is preparing a Discussion Paper on Agriculture Policy. Please send your suggestions to discussion@swatantra.org.in. Incomplete preliminary draft: https://swatantra.org.in/Documents/Discussion/DiscussionPaperAgriculture-draft.pdf 21 March 2022: The complete Preliminary Draft of the Discussion Paper will be released by Anil Ghanwat along with the Report of the Supreme Court Committee on Farm Laws on 21 March 2022. Thereafter, Swatantra […]
Open Letter to the Prime Minister on technology and economic freedom for farmers
17 January 2022 PRESS RELEASE at the Pune Press Club (Marathi version of the Press Release) Open letter to PM: PDF – signed copy | Word version Open Letter to Chairman, SEBI: PDF – signed copy | Word version Mr Anil Ghanwat, senior leader of Shetkari Sanghatna and President of Swatantra Bharat Party today wrote […]
Why is the farmer so poor despite so much hard work?
जानिए- देश का किसान खूब मेहनत करता है फिर भी आखिर गरीब क्यों है? This is taken from the Jagaran (20 December 2021). अनिल घनवट देश का किसान मेहनत करता है फिर भी गरीब क्यों है? दरअसल स्वतंत्रता के बाद से ही देश में कृषि उत्पादों को कम कीमत पर ही उपलब्ध कराने की नीति […]
Farm laws should have been amended, not repealed – piece in Dainik Jagran by Anil Ghanwat
ENGLISH VERSION The farm laws should have been amended, not repealed Anil Ghanwat, senior leader Shetkari Sanghatana and President, Swatantra Bharat Party While industry was partially liberalised under IMF’s compulsion in 1992, onerous agricultural laws still continue to choke farmers at every step. It was with great hope that things will now finally change, that […]
Anil Ghanwat issues a challenge to Rakesh Tikait to a debate on MSP and farm laws (in Hindi)
Anil Ghanwat issues a challenge to Rakesh Tikait to a debate on MSP and farm laws (in Hindi)