# RSS affiliate BKS to hold first women farmer conclave in Delhi

2026-09-28T20:26:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), the farmer wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, will hold its first All India Women Farmer Workers Conclave at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on September 30, 2026. Around 7,000 women farmers and office-bearers from across the country are expected to attend, the BKS said at a press conference. BKS national general secretary Mohini Mohan Mishra said women perform 60 to 80 percent of agricultural tasks but are underrepresented in policymaking. The event will honour selected women farmers for work in cow-based organic farming, seed conservation, animal husbandry, and food processing. The BKS also used the platform to call for replacing the Minimum Support Price with a system that ensures farmers receive the Maximum Retail Price for their produce, and proposed a 10-15 day cooling-off period when crop prices rise sharply. The conclave is being held in the context of the United Nations designating 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. BKS all-India women's coordinator Manju Dixit said the event aims to establish the identity and prestige of women as farmers and highlight the challenges they face.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both sources report the same event with near-identical framing, presenting the BKS conference as a positive recognition of women farmers. Newindianexpress.com leads with the conference itself and the UN designation, while rediff.com adds the BKS's specific policy proposals on MSP reform and a cooling-off period. Neither source includes any criticism or alternative viewpoint from outside the organisation. The coverage is uniformly neutral straight reporting of the BKS's announcements. The real test is whether the government engages with the BKS's proposals on MRP-based pricing, which the agriculture ministry has not yet commented on.

## Coverage

- newindianexpress.com (neutral report) <https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Sep/28/first-female-farmer-worker-conference-in-delhi-to-recognise-women-in-agriculture>
  Straight wire-style reporting of BKS press conference and UN designation
- rediff.com (neutral report) <https://www.rediff.com/news/report/rss-affliliate-bks-to-hold-first-ever-womens-conclave-on-sep-30/20260928.htm>
  PTI-based report adding BKS policy proposals on MSP reform and cooling-off

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