NEW DELHI: A day after submitting a proposed talks to the government, farmers ‘unions on Sunday agitated a call for a nationwide protest on New Years Day urging the public to commit to supporting the farmers’ struggle and demanding the repeal of the three central agricultural laws.
The umbrella body of protesting farmers, AIKSCC, has also planned protest rallies in Patna and Thanjavur on December 29, and in Manipur and Hyderabad on December 30.
Waiting for the government’s response to our speaking offer: Kisan leader
We have not yet received any communication from the government. We have already told the Ministry of Agriculture everything we have to say in our letter on Saturday. We are waiting for the answer, Darshan Pal, Farmer Leader and President of Punjab the Krantikari Kisan Unionhe told TOI. He said that all of our protest programs will continue as scheduled.
The group of 40 farmers unions jointly proposed Saturday December 29 as the date for the talks, provided that the agenda for the discussion includes four specific points, including the modalities to repeal the three agricultural laws and the mechanism to ensure the legal guarantee of a higher Minimum Support Price (MSP). .
Unions have also demanded to keep farmers out of the scope of stubble burning sanctions provisions in the new Delhi-NCR air quality management ordinance and certain changes to the electricity amendment bill. to protect the interests of farmers.
Meanwhile, more farmers from Maharashtra joined the ongoing protests in the Haryana-Rajasthan border. The AIKSCC claimed that protesting farmers in various parts of the country on Sunday struck utensils to mark their protest as the Prime Minister Narendra modi was delivering his monthly radio address, ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
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