A majority of the 32 farmer groups of Punjab are in favour of ending the agitation at the Delhi border sites after the bill to cancel the three farm laws was passed in both Houses of Parliament on Monday.
A meeting of the 32 farm groups was held at the Singhu border on Monday. After the meeting, BKU Ekta Dakaunda president Buta Singh Burjgill and BKU Kadian president Harmeet Singh Kadian said an emergency meeting of 42 representatives from Punjab and other states — who used to participate in talks with the Centre — will be held on December 1 to formally discuss the issue of protests at Delhi borders. They refused to comment on the longevity of their struggle but hinted at lifting it after December 1.
According to reliable sources in the Punjab farm groups, most of them want to change the form of protest by lifting it from Delhi borders while continuing to protest for an assured minimum support price (MSP) on all crops. However, there is no unanimity among the groups as a few of them want to continue the sit-in at the borders till the Centre gives a legal guarantee for MSP. Sources said those who want to lift the protests are trying to prevail on the smaller section of farm groups to ensure a collective decision on the issue.
At the Singhu border meeting, the 32 farm groups decided to ask the Centre to make announcements about the pending demands in Parliament on Tuesday. They want the central government to clarify about the MSP committee, its constitution, terms of reference and the time frame. They also want the Union home ministry to issue letters to the states asking them to quash cases registered against farmers during the ongoing struggle and want the Centre to clarify its position about compensation to the families of the farmers who died during the protests.
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