Centre on Sunday proposed to buy pulses, maize, and cotton crops by authorities businesses at minimal help costs for 5 years after an settlement with farmers at the fourth round of talks. Following the dialogue, the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march was put on hold. Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai held the talks at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration in Chandigarh’s Sector 26.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann additionally joined the assembly, which started at 8.15 pm on Sunday and ended at round 1 am on Monday. Talking to reporters after the assembly, Goyal stated the panel has proposed the shopping for of pulses, maize, and cotton crops by authorities businesses at minimal help costs for 5 years after coming into into an settlement with farmers. The farmer leaders stated they may discuss the federal government’s proposal of their boards over the following two days and thereafter, determine the longer term plan of action.
“Cooperative societies like the NCCF (National Cooperative Consumers Federation) and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) will enter into a contract with those farmers who grow ‘tur dal’, ‘urad dal’, ‘masoor dalâ or maize for buying their crop at MSP for next five years,” stated Goyal. âThere shall be no restrict on the amount (bought) and a portal shall be developed for this,” he added. It will save Punjab’s farming, enhance the groundwater desk, and save the land from getting barren which is already beneath stress, Goyal stated.
On the Centre’s proposal, farmer chief Sarwan Singh Pandher stated, “We will discuss in our forums on February 19-20 and take the opinion of experts regarding it and accordingly take a decision.” A dialogue on mortgage waivers and different demands is pending and we hope that these shall be resolved within the subsequent two days, Pandher stated, including that the âDelhi Chaloâ march is at present on hold, however will resume at 11 am on February 21 if all the problems usually are not resolved. The Union ministers and farmer leaders had met earlier on February 8, 12 and 15 however the talks remained inconclusive.
Ahead of the fourth round of talks, the SKM introduced that it’s going to gherao the residences of BJP leaders in Punjab for 3 days from Tuesday to press the Centre into accepting their demands. Balbir Singh Rajewal, a pacesetter of the SKM, an umbrella physique of varied farmer unions, stated they may stage protests in entrance of the residences of Punjab BJP leaders, together with MPs, MLAs and district presidents, from Tuesday to Thursday. Interacting with reporters after a gathering of SKM leaders in Ludhiana, Rajewal stated it has additionally been determined that they might protest at all toll boundaries within the state and make them free for all commuters from February 20 to 22.
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Earlier, farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal stated the central authorities shouldn’t dilly-dally and settle for farmers’ demands earlier than the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha elections comes into power. If the federal government thinks it can proceed to hold conferences until the Model Code of Conduct is imposed after which say it can not do something because the code is in power… the farmers usually are not going to return, he stated. “The government should find a solution to our demands before the Model Code of Conduct comes into force,” he added.
In Haryana’s Kurukshetra, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni and a few ‘khaps’ took half in a panchayat to chalk out a plan of action to help the protesting farmers from Punjab. Charuni instructed reporters after the assembly that it was determined to unite all farmer organisations to hold a protest in help of the agitation. Charuni stated an excellent chunk of the agricultural belt is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and a four-member committee has been shaped to attach with farmers from Delhi. He stated it’s stunning that the federal government will not be permitting the farmers to journey to Delhi on their tractors.
Khap chief O P Dhankar stated Haryana ‘khaps’ are behind the agitation and the central authorities shouldn’t delay giving a authorized assure of MSP. Another ‘khap’ chief who attended the panchayat stated farmers will attain Delhi and protest if the talks fail. Meanwhile, the suspension of web companies has been prolonged in sure areas in some Punjab districts, together with Patiala, Sangrur and Fatehgarh Sahib, until February 24 on the orders of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Earlier, web companies were suspended from February 12 to 16 in view of the farmers’ march. The Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) continued to hold protests at toll plazas in Punjab for the second consecutive day, forcing authorities to not cost toll tax. At the Ladhowal plaza in Ludhiana, farmers shouted slogans in opposition to the Centre and the Haryana authorities. The Haryana authorities on Saturday prolonged the ban on cellular web and bulk SMS companies in seven districts until February 19.
Why are farmers protesting?Â
Protesting farmers from Punjab have been tenting at Shambhu and Khanauri factors on the state’s border with Haryana since February 13 when their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march was halted by police. The name for the march was given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to press their demands. Besides a authorized assure of MSP, the farmers are demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s suggestions, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, no hike in electrical energy tariff, withdrawal of police instances and “justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and compensation to the households of the farmers who died throughout a earlier agitation in 2020-21.
(With inputs from PTI)
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