Farmer leaders finally ready to discuss with the government, a meeting will be held on the 29th

New Delhi, Saturday 26 December 2020

Farmers agitating against new agricultural laws have decided to hold fresh talks with the government, Indian Farmers Union president Rakesh Tikait said after a meeting of farmers' leaders on Saturday. The proposal for a meeting has been sent out at 11 a.m. on December.

Rakesh Tikait said that abolishing the three agricultural laws, legal guarantee for MSP should be the main agenda of talks with the government. Rejecting the proposal, he said the government should stop playing with fire, not take the peasant movement lightly.

Agenda of the meeting

1 Procedures adopted to repeal the three Central Agricultural Laws

2 Procedure and provision for legal guarantee of MSP recommended by National Farmers Commission for all farmers and agricultural commodities

3 Ordinance brought for Air Quality Authority in and around National Capital Region to exclude farmers from 2020.

4 Necessary changes should be made in the draft of Electricity Reform Bill 2020 to protect the interests of farmers.

It may be mentioned here that today is the 31st day of the agitation being carried out by the farmers' organizations in protest of the agrarian reform laws.

Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at the border.