Farmers’ protest in Haryana: Haryana Govt agrees to increase MSP for sunflower

PTC News Desk: Haryana government stood in support of the farmers and agreed to increase MSP for sunflower crop. 

While adressing media, Kurukshetra DC Shantanu Sharma said, "Haryana government has always stood in support of the farmers. CM has agreed to increase MSP for sunflower crop." 

Kurukshetra SP Surinder Singh Bhoria appealed protesting farmers to stop the protest as Haryana Government stand with farmers. 

Farmer leader Karam Singh Mathana also said that the Haryana government has agreed to their demand for implementation of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 6,400 for sunflower seeds.

Notably, traffic on Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway 44 continued to be affected on Tuesday with farmers blocking the road at Pipli in Haryana's Kurukshetra over the demand to increase the minimum price for sunflower crops.

"The major issue of MSP is still not solved but our meeting with the Government was successful. Today, the government has agreed to fulfil our demand," Karam Singh Mathana said.

Meanwhile, the farmers have announced to end their protest.

Happy with the decision of Haryana Government,Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said,  "We are ending our protest. The blocked roads will be opened today. We were protesting so that our crops are purchased at MSP. We will keep fighting for MSP across the country. Our leaders will also be released soon. Cases filed against our leaders will be taken back."   

Earlier,  Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday released Rs 29.13 crore as interim compensation to 8,528 farmers for sunflowers grown on 36,414 acres. The farmers are demanding that the state government procure sunflowers at an MSP of Rs 6,400 per quintal.