The 2019 general elections in the Varanasi constituency took a new turn as 50 farmers from Telangana decided to contest the elections as Independents against PM Narendra Modi. But they have claimed that they just want to highlight their problems by joining the elections, reported NDTV.
"We are not opposing anyone. We just want to highlight our problems and demand creation of a turmeric board and Minimum Support Price of Rs 15,000 per quintal (MSP) for turmeric," said a spokesperson to ANI.
Turmeric does not have a minimum support price, which has affected many farmers across the country for the past few years. The farmers claim that neither the Congress-led UPA nor the current government under the BJP did anything to alleviate their problems.