After the Centre offered a proposal to the farmers that guarantees Minimum Support Prices (MSP) on pulses, maize and cotton, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni said on Monday that the government must add oil seeds and Bajra also under the MSP, warning that if Centre doesn't agree by Febru
The 'Delhi Chalo' march called by the farmers from Punjab have been put on hold as the central government has given a proposal during the fourth round of talks on the Minimum Support Price (MSP), which was one of their major demands.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Hannan Mollah on Sunday said that no protest is being held by and Samyukt Kisan Morcha on the borders of Delhi, but three-four organisations that separated from SKM after the movement in 2020 are agitating and taking "our name".
In view of the farmers' protest, the Union Home Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on internet services in seven districts of Punjab until February 24.
As the farmer protest at the Shambhu border enters the sixth day, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leaders said on Sunday that the government had asked for some time to discuss the matter with the union ministers.
The vegetable trader at Ghazipur mandi said "The price of carrots has gone up by Rs 4 in the last 15 days after supply from Punjab is disrupted following farmers' protest. This could lead to a rise in the price of vegetables. This issue between the farmers and the government should end soon.
The security forces deployed at the Shambhu Border continued to hold resistance to the agitating farmers attempting to enter the national capital as the protests entered the fourth day on Friday.
The General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday came with serious allegations and alleged police of using weapons used by the military against the agitating farmers.
The General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with the farmers and find a solution for their demands.
Meanwhile, police lobbed multiple rounds of teargas shells to disperse farmers who were approaching the police barricade at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border to resume the 'Dilli Chalo' protest on Wednesday.
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters on the second day of the farmers' stir even as the local people suffered due to traffic jams near the borders, and the farmers' organisations said they would hold a meeting with the Central government on Thursday to discuss their demands.