{"id":7402,"date":"2026-07-29T04:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/?p=7402"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:57:18","slug":"bhopal-farmers-mega-protest-thousands-lay-siege-to-state-capital-pressure-mounts-on-government-over-moong-msp-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/?p=7402","title":{"rendered":"Bhopal Farmers&#8217; Mega Protest: Thousands Lay Siege to State Capital, Pressure Mounts on Government Over Moong MSP Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 80px; text-align: left;\">Bhopal Farmers&#8217; Mega Protest: Thousands Lay Siege to State Capital, Pressure Mounts on Government Over Moong MSP Procurement<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7402-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SaveTwitter.Net_ePNm5eaQm8kRIgrb_1280p.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SaveTwitter.Net_ePNm5eaQm8kRIgrb_1280p.mp4\">https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SaveTwitter.Net_ePNm5eaQm8kRIgrb_1280p.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Farmers Camp Just a Few Kilometres from CM House; Schools Closed, Traffic Severely Disrupted<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dwarka News | Bhopal | July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bhopal witnessed a massive farmers&#8217; protest on Tuesday as thousands of farmers, under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, marched to the state capital demanding immediate action on key agricultural issues. The large-scale demonstration brought traffic to a standstill on Hoshangabad Road, while several schools remained closed as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The protest intensified after talks between farmer representatives and Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Aidal Singh Kansana failed to produce a breakthrough. Farmers remained firm on their demands and continued their sit-in just a few kilometres from the Chief Minister&#8217;s residence, increasing pressure on the state government.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Key Demands of the Farmers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>100% government procurement of summer moong (green gram) at Minimum Support Price (MSP).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Withdrawal of the e-token system for fertilizer distribution.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adequate electricity supply during low rainfall conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Policy changes regarding the Bhavantar Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the meeting, Minister Kansana said the state government had requested Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to increase Madhya Pradesh&#8217;s moong procurement target from 4.54 lakh tonnes to 8.06 lakh tonnes. The state is expected to produce around 20.16 lakh tonnes of moong this season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>High Court Upholds E-Vikas Fertilizer System<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition challenging the E-Vikas fertilizer distribution system, observing that the digital mechanism is a policy decision aimed at preventing black marketing and hoarding. Farmer groups, however, argue that frequent server failures and technical glitches are making the system difficult to use.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Security Tightened Across Bhopal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhopal Farmers&#8217; Mega Protest: Thousands Lay Siege to State Capital, Pressure Mounts on Government Over Moong MSP Procurement Farmers Camp Just a Few Kilometres from CM House; Schools Closed, Traffic Severely Disrupted &nbsp; Dwarka News | Bhopal | July 29, 2026 &nbsp; Bhopal witnessed a massive farmers&#8217; protest on Tuesday as thousands of farmers, under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-16","category-35"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7402"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7404,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402\/revisions\/7404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}