Farmers Protest: The demonstration of farmers in Kurukshetra has ended on the second day. Talk has been made with the Haryana government regarding the minimum support price (MSP). Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait announced the end of the movement. Significantly, farmers were protesting for two consecutive days on the national highway at Pipli in Kurukshetra district of Haryana for the demand of minimum support price (MSP) on sunflower seeds. The farmers had blocked the national highway. , Will fight on MSP in the whole country: Tikait

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said The movement is over, the roads will be opened today. We were protesting so that our crop should be bought on MSP. We will continue to fight on MSP in the whole country. The rate that the Government of India has regarding the MSP will have to be given. He said, this fight is between the Prime Minister of the country versus the Chief Minister of the state. The rates fixed by the Prime Minister will have to be paid by the states as well.

Kurukshetra DC Shantanu Sharma spoke about the government in front of the farmers

Kurukshetra DC Shantanu Sharma kept the government’s point in front of the farmers. He said, the Haryana government has always stood in support of the farmers. He said, the Chief Minister has agreed to increase the MSP for the sunflower crop. , The government has accepted our demand: farmer leader

for sunflower seeds In a joint press conference on the demand of minimum support price, farmer leader Karam Singh Mathana and other farmer leaders said, we have struggled for a week and today the government has accepted our demand with the cooperation of all of you. , Farmers had gathered in Kurukshetra for two days, what was the demand

It is noteworthy that Farmers were frozen for the last two days on the national highway at Pipli in Kurukshetra district of Haryana. Several rounds of talks took place between the farmer leaders present at the protest site and the district administration. But there was no result. Actually farmers were demanding minimum support price (MSP) on sunflower seeds. Along with this, the farmers were also demanding the release of 9 farmer leaders who were arrested during the recent protest in Shahabad. Significantly, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday 41,400 in acres 8,400 as interim compensation to the farmers for the sunflower crop grown In 29.10 had released Rs. The farmers are demanding that the state government should Purchased at the minimum support price of Rs. per quintal.

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Tue, Jun 13, 2023, 10: 02 PM IST