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Soaring temperatures in Mar 2022, extremely cold winter, early rise in temperatures in Feb this year along with unseasonal rains & hailstorm in Mar & Apr wreaked havoc to the lives of farmers of Punjab & Haryana.🧑‍🌾

We bring you #FarmUneasy— a series that highlights the plight of farmers. Moneycontrol travelled to wheat growing districts of #Punjab & #Haryana to get a ground report 🌾
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#FarmUneasy: The compound effect of Bira’s crop losses over the span of 2 years has left him distraught.

“I have lost everything. Khaane ko bas roti aur mirch milegi iss saal (We will have to sustain ourselves on bread and Chillies this year),” Bira Singh told Moneycontrol.

We travelled to wheat growing districts of #Punjab & #Haryana to get a ground report of the brunt farmers faced due to the erratic weather patterns.
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Protesting farmers move towards #Punjab-#Haryana Shambu border in large numbers for ’Delhi Chalo’ protest
Farmers from #Punjab and #Haryana have decided to take a temporary halt in their ‘Chalo Delhi’ march which was scheduled for Feb 21.

In this edition of #MCExplains with Latha Venkatesh, we understand the different formulas that are used to calculate MSP and some of the other demands for which farmers have been protesting since Feb 13📽️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSnw4TjwARM
A 24-year-old farmer, Shubh Karan Singh, passed away amid the ongoing protests and clashes at the Khanauri border between #Haryana and #Punjab.

Authorities resorted to rubber bullets and tear gas shells to scatter the protesting farmers. Stay tuned for further updates📽️
https://youtu.be/FqXCdACD3iA