By launching three types of milk diluted with water, farmers and livestock owners in the rural areas of Jaipur have staged a distinctive and symbolic protest against the Central Government’s policy of mixing ethanol with petrol.
A video introducing three types of water-mixed milk M-0, M-50, and M-100 has gone viral on social media. The clip was released by the 'Jaipur Milk Producers' Struggle Committee', a group representing livestock farmers from rural Jaipur.
Committee president Raman Yadav stated that, similar to how the Central Government sells ethanol-blended petrol to the public, farmers have symbolically presented water-blended milk variants M-0, M-50, and M-100 for union ministers. M-100 represents pure milk with no water, M-50 contains 50 percent water, and M-0 consists entirely of water with no milk.
Yadav remarked, "Just as the government is effectively endorsing fuel adulteration as official policy, farmers have also tried to express their message by mixing milk with water."
He noted that millions of people in rural India continue to depend on petrol-powered vehicles. Farmers and livestock owners are increasingly worried about how the ethanol-blending policy will affect their finances, transportation expenses, and vehicle upkeep. This symbolic campaign has been initiated to express that very frustration.
Farmers reported that livestock owners are struggling with escalating costs of animal feed and fodder, while milk procurement prices are not keeping pace with rising production expenses. In addition, milk subsidies owed by the state government have been delayed for an extended period. As a result, the financial pressure on livestock farmers and agriculturists continues to intensify.