Farmers' protest LIVE: Will discuss Centre's proposal, says farmer leader Sarwan Pandher

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• 19 Feb 2024, 04:22 PM

  Will discuss Centre's proposal: Farmer leader Sarwan Pandher

  The Centre's proposal of buying pulses, maize and cotton by government agencies at MSP will be discussed by farmers, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said on Monday but asserted that they will not back out of their demand for a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops.

  
• 19 Feb 2024, 12:48 PM

  "In the meantime, we would like to make every effort from our side to put our point before the Centre today, its medium can be anything, then in these two days, yesterday the minister also said that there are still some things, so we will also go to Delhi and discuss with them," the farmer leader said.

  
• 19 Feb 2024, 12:46 PM

  "So we will review this proposal with all our colleagues, some agricultural experts and other legal experts and then we will be able to decide what to do about it. So today we will go and have a similar discussion with our colleagues. As far as our decision to go to Delhi was concerned, it is on standby right now, we have said that today it is the 19th and on the 21st at 11 am, we will move forward peacefully," Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary, of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee said while speaking to ANI on Monday.

  
• 19 Feb 2024, 11:15 AM

  The farmer leaders said that the 'Delhi Chalo' march has been put on 'standby' as the central government has given a proposal on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the fourth round of talks. The farmer leaders said that they will hold discussions on the government's proposal on MSP and the march will resume 'peacefully' on February 21.

  
• 19 Feb 2024, 09:47 AM

  We are hoping to conclude the ongoing discussions over loan waivers and other requests in the next two days, but if not, the march can recommence on February 21 at 11 a.m.

  
• 19 Feb 2024, 09:03 AM

  A panel of Union ministers held a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders on Sunday over their demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP, as thousands of protesting farmers camped at the Punjab-Haryana border. 

  
• 19 Feb 2024, 08:20 AM

  Center offers  five-year MSP plan for key crops, focus is on farmers' next move

  During the fourth round of talks with farmer leaders on Sunday, the Centre proposed a five-year plan to buy key crops at MSP; the farmers have hold their "Delhi Chalo" march to examine the proposal. Farmers were given the proposal followed by a panel consisting of Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai. Goyal called the discussions "positive," noting that the leaders of the farmers brought up a number of issues during the meeting.

  
• 19 Feb 2024, 07:21 AM

  Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said that the government has given us a proposal, which will be supervised and managed by two government agencies. "We will discuss the proposal by the government (on MSP) with our forums and experts and then, we will come to a conclusion...Our march (Delhi Chalo) will continue till the demands are met...Talks on several other demands need to be done," Dallewal told ANI. 

  
• 19 Feb 2024, 06:54 AM

  'We'll continue with 'Delhi Chalo' march on Feb 21 if...': Farmer leader after meeting with Union ministers

  After the fourth round of talks, General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Sarvan Singh Pandher asserted that the farmers will continue to move forward with the 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 21 adding that the discussion will also be held on the proposal proposed by the government on MSP. 

  "We will have discussions on the proposal by the govt in the next two days...The govt will also deliberate on the other demands...We will continue with the 'Delhi Chalo' march on Feb 21 if there is no result," Pandher said while addressing the media after the conclusion of the meeting between protesting farmer unions and Union Ministers in Chandigarh on Monday.

  He further said that the government and farmers' unions would try to find a solution to the issues. "We will have a discussion on the proposal by the govt and take opinions on it...The decision will be taken by today morning, evening or the day after...The ministers said that they will have discussions on the other demands after returning to Delhi...The discussions will be held on Feb 19-20 and the 'Delhi Chalo' march scheduled for Feb 21 will be decided based on the discussions...Together (govt and the farmers' union) we will try to find a solution to the issues," he added. (ANI)