Farmers decide to go for December 9 meeting with Centre
Farmers protest: The farmer's organisations have decided to go for the next round of meetings with the Central government. The farmers meeting with the Centre on Saturday was inconclusive and hence the central government stated that "we can have other rounds of meeting to discuss the farm laws 2020.
It was decided that the meeting would be held on December 9. The farmers are ready to go to the meeting to discuss the farm laws 2020.
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Farmer leader Baldev Singh at Singhu border also said that "The farmers will go for a meeting with the Centre at 11:30 am on December 9. I appeal to all to participate in 'Bharat Bandh' on 8th December. 250 farmers from Gujarat will be coming to Delhi. There is a need to strengthen this farmers' movement."
After yesterday's meeting, the Union Agriculture Minister had said that the MSP will continue and that there was no threat to it
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"We don’t intend to affect the mandi in the states, they are not affected by the law either. The Government is ready to do anything in its power to further strengthen APMC. If anyone has any misconception regarding APMCs, then govt is absolutely ready to clarify it,” he had said.
In the previous meeting, a major rift took place between the farmers and Union ministers as the farmers decided to go mute. Later, they put a signboard with "Yes or No" on it. The farmers were asking for a clear answer if they want to repeal the farm laws 2020 or not.
The farmers’ have been agitating against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
-PTC News
