Farm unions discuss Govt proposal, to take call on course of agitation

Wednesday, 8 December 2021newsdesk

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which has been spearheading the farmer protests at the borders of Delhi for more than a year now, said Tuesday it had received a written proposal from the government which was discussed at a meeting of 32 farm unions at the Singhu border protest site. Indicating that most demands had been met, the SKM said it was seeking “further clarifications on a few points” and would meet again Wednesday, hoping for a “positive response” from the government.

New Delhi, 08 December 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, Maintaining that it had not yet taken a decision to end the agitation which forced the government to repeal the three agriculture laws that triggered the protests, the SKM said it “received a written draft proposal from the Government of India. The proposal was constructively discussed by the farm leaders… The Morcha will seek further clarifications on a few points of the Government’s proposal, and will reconvene at 2 pm tomorrow for further discussion. The Morcha hopes for a positive response from the Government.” The SKM said that according to the five-point proposal from the government, a committee would be formed on minimum support price (MSP) and would have representatives from Central, state governments, agriculture scientists and farmer representatives including SKM.

Source - The Indian Express