a crucial meeting is set to occur between protesting farmers and the Indian government this will be the fourth round of talks after the previous three remain.
inconclusive now the government panel comprising of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nandai will meet the farmer leaders the farmers are demanding an ordinance from the government to provide a legal guarantee over one of their main demands.
the minimum support price besides a legal guarantee of MSP the protesters have asked for pensions for farmers and farm labourers Farm debt waiver no hike in electricity tariff and also compensation for families of the farmers who died during a previous agitation in 2020 – 2021 among the demands is also the reinstatement of the land acquisition.
Act of 2013 the ACT places more power in the hands of landowners it states that the government or private entities will have to get the consent of the original landowners before acquiring any land the protesters have continued to be at shambu and canari points on Punjab’s border with Haryana the Haryana state
government has also extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in at least seven districts including umala and Kurukshetra till the 19th of February farmer unions have said if the government does not accept the demands they will launch a tractor March to the national capital Delhi possibly.
the 26th and 27th of February in New Delhi Bia Kisan Union has announced that farmers will stage a sit-in protest in the states of Utar Pradesh Haryana Punjab and Utarak on the 21st of February just yesterday farmers paused their protest on the road to Delhi they parked
their tractors in Readiness along one of the main roads leading to the national capital the Halton agitation will be maintained until the fourth round of talks is held between the government and protesters.
