New Delhi: Reaffirming the federal government’s dedication to defending the welfare of farmers, Union Minister Arjun Munda on Tuesday stated that the federal government is open to many points, and so they can work on methods to seek out options. The Union Minister in response to the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, additionally urged the farmers to remain cautious of parts that attempt to vitate the ambiance.
“The government is getting information that many people could try to pollute the atmosphere, I urge the farmers to stay careful of such elements. The government of India is committed towards the welfare of farmers. An agreement has been reached on some matters. We are open to many issues, and we can work on ways to find solutions,” Munda stated.
When requested concerning the demand to enact a legislation guaranteeing a minimal assist value (MSP) for all crops, as advisable by the Swaminathan Commission report, the Union Minister stated that the federal government had agreed on many such issues.
“The government had agreed on many such matters and the discussion had moved ahead, but regarding some issues, I feel that there may be some people in it who want to see it as a problem instead of a solution, but I would request the farmers to be cautious of those people who want to make the entire environment unfavourable,” he stated.
Arjun Munda is among the many crew of ministers holding talks with the farmer leaders that additionally consists of Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, MoS Nityanand Rai and Punjab Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.
Meanwhile, the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday because the protesting farmers marching in the direction of Delhi tried to interrupt police barricades.
Farmers had been seen making an attempt to take away the cement barricade with their tractors as they tried to cross the Shambhu border. The police fired tear gasoline to disperse the protestors at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border as they tried to breach the mutli-layered barricades.
The police have deployed concrete slabs, iron nails, barricades, barbed wires, police and paramilitary personnel at Kurukshetra in Haryana in view of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march by the farmers.
Earlier within the day, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher stated that each one efforts had been made within the assembly to discover a resolution to keep away from a confrontation with the federal government including that they anticipated a constructive consequence.
The farmers have put forth 12 calls for earlier than the central authorities for which they’re marching to Delhi. The protest this time has been known as by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee led by farmer union leaders Jagjeet Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher.
According to the protesting farmers, the centre promised them higher crop costs after which they ended the 2021 protest. They are demanding to enact a legislation guaranteeing a minimal assist value (MSP) for all crops, as advisable by the Swaminathan Commission report.
They are additionally demanding a whole debt waiver and a scheme to offer pensions to farmers and farm labourers. The farmers have additionally urged to scrap the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and are demanding to reintroduce the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, guaranteeing consent from farmers and compensation at 4 occasions the collector price.
Further, they’re demanding to punish these concerned within the Lakhimpur Kheri killings. They are additionally demanding a whole debt waiver and a scheme to offer pensions to farmers and farm labourers.
The farmers have additionally urged to scrap the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and are demanding to reintroduce the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, guaranteeing consent from farmers and compensation at 4 occasions the collector price. Further, they’re demanding to punish these concerned within the Lakhimpur Kheri killings.
An attraction to offer 200 days of employment per 12 months and a each day wage of Rs 700 below Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) linking it with farming has additionally been made by the farmers. Also, a requirement to offer compensation to the households of farmers who died through the protests in 2021 and a job for any member of the family has been put in place.Â
