Farmers and supporters gathered at the Civic Centre, New Delhi on 28 July 2026 for the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) All India Convention, pressing three core demands: no free trade agreements, guaranteed MSP at C2+50%, and a comprehensive farm loan waiver. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A central demand at the SKM convention is a statutory Minimum Support Price (MSP) fixed at C2+50% — a formula covering comprehensive production costs plus a 50% return — backed by guaranteed government procurement across all crops. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) delegates at the New Delhi convention on 28 July 2026 called on the Centre to reject free trade agreements they argue could expose Indian farmers to cheaper agricultural imports, undercutting domestic prices. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Participants at the SKM All India Convention in New Delhi on 28 July 2026 also demanded a comprehensive farm loan waiver, arguing that mounting agricultural debt continues to push rural households into financial distress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) members assembled at the Civic Centre, New Delhi on 28 July 2026, voicing demands for no free trade agreements, an MSP at C2+50% with guaranteed procurement, and a blanket farm loan waiver. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The SKM All India Convention on 28 July 2026 centred on a three-point charter: blocking free trade agreements that threaten farm incomes, legalising MSP at C2+50% with guaranteed procurement, and securing a comprehensive farm loan waiver. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The C2+50% formula — a longstanding farmer demand — calculates MSP by adding all production costs including imputed land rent and family labour (C2), then guaranteeing farmers a 50% profit margin over that figure, with the government pledging to buy at that price. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) used the All India Convention on 28 July 2026 as a national platform to consolidate farmer organisations across states, amplifying pressure on the Centre over trade, price support, and debt relief policies. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
As the SKM convention in New Delhi concluded on 28 July 2026, members reiterated that without statutory MSP at C2+50%, guaranteed procurement, a farm loan waiver, and protection from free trade agreements, farmer agitation would continue across India. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)