Farmers Protest: Things did not work out with the government, farmers preparing to march to Delhi tomorrow; Know next plan
Farmers Protest: On Monday night, farmers rejected the Center's proposal to purchase crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), claiming there was no benefit to them. Leader of the farmers, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, announced at a press conference that the forums had rejected the proposal following debate.
The central government and the farmers have held four rounds of talks so far, but the discussions have yielded no clear results. Leaders of the farmers have refused what the government has asked. Concurrently, the farmers have decided to march on February 21 to Delhi.
Leader of the farming community Sarwan Singh Pandher aimed the Centre, stating that farmers should be permitted to travel to Delhi and that the government is preventing them from doing so.
"The intention of the government was very clear that they would not allow us to enter Delhi at any cost. If you do not want to find a solution through discussions with the farmers then we should be allowed to march towards Delhi. When As they moved towards Delhi, there was shelling. Bullets were also fired on the tyres of tractors.
Sarwan Singh Pandher further said, "Haryana DGP has said that they are not using tear gas on farmers. We demand punishment for those using it... False statements are also being made. ..The situation in Haryana is like Kashmir. We will march towards Delhi on 21st February. The government has given us a proposal so that we step back from our basic demands. The government will be responsible for this, whatever happens now, farmer leader Sarwan Singh said."
After the Center brought a proposal to buy crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), farmers on Monday evening rejected the proposal saying there was nothing in it for them. Addressing a press conference, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said that after discussion the forums rejected the proposal.
The farmer leader further said, "If the government is not giving a legal guarantee of MSP, it means that the farmers of the country will continue to be looted. This is not acceptable."
After the fourth round of talks, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said that farmers will continue to move forward with the 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 21 and there will also be discussions with the government on MSP.
