Farmer leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Ashok Dhole, Shiv Kumar Kakka, Gurnam Singh Chaduni, and Yudhveer Singh are members of this committee. Notably, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is not included in it.
Rakesh Tikait said, "Our demand for minimum support price (MSP) is from the Union government. The talks have just started and we will see how it goes. We won’t develop any strategies today, we’ll only discuss how the agitation moves forward,”
Farmer leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Ashok Dhole, Shiv Kumar Kakka, Gurnam Singh Chaduni, and Yudhveer Singh are members of this committee. Notably, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is not included in it.
Farmers' agitation is still continuing even after the government accepted the demand to repeal all three farm laws.
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After the repeal of farm laws, confusion persists on the farmers' protest. Even though some farmers of Punjab have said that the agitation should end now, but on December 4, the farmers are going to hold a big meeting regarding the future of the movement. However, the farmer leaders are demanding a written guarantee on MSP from the government.
Farmers across the country under the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) banner had been agitating since last one year demanding repeal of the three farm laws.
Agitating farmers on Wednesday in a press conference said that they will end their protest only after the government gives written assurance on the pending demands. The development in the ongoing protests has come after 32 farmer unions held a meeting at the Singhu border.
A late night press release from Samyukta Kisan Morcha said, there has been no formal communication from the agriculture ministry and that the ministry has only contacted a farmer leader from Punjab over phone seeking names of 5 SKM representatives for the panel which PM has proposed to set up.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha that has spearheaded the agitation has claimed that about 700 farmers have lost their lives during the agitation since last year.
The SKM, the union of nearly 40 farmers' groups spearheading the agitation, is expected to announce its future course of action on December 4.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV, Rakesh Tikait said that the discussions should take place over the law on MSP, withdrawing of cases against farmers, financial aid to farmers' families among other issues.
After government asked farmer unions to suggest 5 names for panel on MSP, Rakesh Tikait while speaking to India TV said that its good that government is going forward but farmers will not end their protest until all their demands are fulfilled.
Coming as a major development in the ongoing farmers' protest, Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leader Satnam Singh on Tuesday said that the government has accepted their demands, therefore, it wouldn't be a point anymore to continue their protest.
Coming as a major development in the ongoing farmers' protest, Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leader Satnam Singh on Tuesday said that the government has accepted their demands.
While from Rakesh Tikait's recent statements, it seems that he isn't ready to end the ongoing farmers' protest until the issue of MSP is discussed, many farmer leaders want the protest to end. Farmer leader Manjeet Singh Sirsa too seems to be in the same favour.
Farm Laws Repeal Bill cleared both houses of Parliament on November 29. Sanyukt Kisan Morcha has called an emergency meeting on December 1 for the same. 32 farm unions from Punjab will be also meeting on the same day and it is being speculated that further agenda on the end of the ongoing protests will be discussed.
Rahul Gandhi said that manner in which farm laws have been repealed without debate shows the government afraid of discussion.
Rakesh Tikait said that though the government has repealed the farm laws, the farmers' problems will not come to an end with this as the government is trying to bring in various anti-farmer laws.
"I believe Modi Ji's intention is good. He is giving good leadership. Now we should end this movement and move forward," Ramdev added.
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