Haryana will join farmers' protest if govt doesn't agree by Feb 21: Gurnam Singh Charuni
Farmers' protest: Following the Centre's proposal to farmers to guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP) on pulses, maize, and cotton, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni said on Monday that the government must include oil seeds and Bajra in the MSP.
He also warned that if the Centre does not agree by February 21, Haryana will join the agitation.
"There is time until February 21st. The government should consider and recognise the importance of these two commodities (oilseeds and bajra). Just as they mentioned pulses, maize, and cotton, they should also include these two crops. If these two are not included, we will have to reconsider because they are our most important items that are not sold. Today, mustard is available in the market for Rs 4200, which is Rs 2000 less than the MSP," he said.
"Yesterday, we decided that if the government doesn't agree by 21st February, Haryana too will join the agitation," he said.
Earlier, Union Minister Piyush Goyal claimed to have had a very positive and extensive discussion with farmer representatives.
"With new ideas and thoughts, we had a productive discussion with the Bhartiya Kisan Mazdoor Union and other farmer leaders. We had a detailed discussion about how to continue PM Modi's work over the last decade," he said.
Meanwhile, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal stated that the government has given us a proposal that will be overseen and managed by two government agencies.
"We will discuss the government's proposal (on MSP) with our forums and experts, and then we will draw conclusions...Our march (Delhi Chalo) will continue until the demands are met. Several other demands need to be discussed," Dallewal added.
"The government has given us a proposal that guarantees MSP on pulses, maize, and cotton, which will be supervised and managed by two government agencies," says SKM (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, following the conclusion of the meeting between protesting farmer unions and Union Ministers in Chandigarh.
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