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5,000 Karnataka poultry farmers plan strike from 25 November
The Story in Brief
Karnataka's poultry farmers have threatened an indefinite statewide strike from 25 November, potentially halting chicken and egg supplies across the state. About 5,000 farmers under the Karnataka State Poultry Farmers Welfare and Development Association and the Akhila Karnataka State Poultry Farmers Welfare and Development Association have called a 'Vidhanasabha Chalo' protest demanding that integration companies implement the government's interim minimum rearing cost order of Rs 10 per kilogram.
Association president Yashwant T said that despite the government issuing the order nearly six months ago, companies have not enforced it and are exploiting loopholes. He warned that if the government does not ensure compliance by 25 November, farmers will stop buying or selling chicks as well as supplying eggs and chicken from 5 pm that day, continuing the indefinite strike until demands are met. The associations have also demanded an expert committee to fix real rearing costs, implementation of the Karnataka Poultry (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2022, and recognition of poultry farming as agriculture under the Land Revenue Act. Meanwhile, egg prices have risen suddenly by Rs 7.50, shocking consumers.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The integration companies’ refusal to implement the government’s minimum rearing cost order of Rs 10 per kg has left 5,000 poultry farmers in Karnataka planning a statewide strike from 25 November. Farmers say that six months after the state government issued the interim order, companies still avoid paying it by exploiting loopholes, while the government has not enforced its own directive. The strike will halt chick sales, egg and chicken supplies across the state, and consumers have already felt the shock of a sudden Rs 7.50 increase in egg prices. The associations have exhausted talks with the chief minister and livestock minister without a resolution. They now demand an expert committee to set real rearing costs, implementation of the Karnataka Poultry (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2022, and recognition of poultry farming as agriculture under the Land Revenue Act. With the 25 November deadline imminent, the government must act to avert a supply crisis.
Source: tv9hindi.com
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