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They demand that the government buy their entire crop at fixed minimum support prices. Some farmers in Maharashtra's Nasik district, furious at the state and central government for not ensuring they get the right value for their produce, today burned down their own onion farms, which took them months to grow. "I worked day and night for four months to grow these onions on 1.5 acres," Dongre said, adding that he is now forced to burn the crop "due to the mistakes of the government. State and Union."
He said he will have to pay out of pocket at the current supply rate. "The state and the Center should think about supporting the farmers," he said.
Krishna Dongre claimed that no one from the state government contacted them. "They have had 15 days and they have not even shown empathy. That 'don't do this, we will do something for the peasants.' Nobody came to say that," he said.
Dongre said he wrote a letter with his blood to Prime Minister Eknath Shinde inviting him to the onion burning ceremony so he could see for himself the condition of the farmers.
It demanded that the government purchase all of its crop at fixed minimum support prices. "For our current losses, they should pay us all 1,000 rupees as compensation," he added.
