New Delhi: A five-member committee of the Sanyukt Kisam Morcha (SKM) will have an urgent meeting today at 10 am as the farmers unions are likely to call off their protest. SKM, an umbrella body of over 40 farmers’ unions began their agitation against the central government’s three farm laws at various borders around the national capital almost a year ago.
In an official statement, the farmer body stated that ‘SKM confirms to have received a written draft proposal from the government of India. the proposal was constructively discussed by the farm leaders at the SKM meeting at the Singhu border. The morcha will seek further clarifications and hopes for a positive response from the government’.
Kulwant Singh Sandhu, a farmer leader said ‘nearly all the demands raised by us have been met… letter (from government with assurances on farmer’s demans has been received. A consensus has been reached, the final decision shall be announced on Wednesday’.
Balbir Singh Rajewal, a farmer leader added that the government’s proposal to form a committee to look into the demand for legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) for crops and the panel will include farmer organisations outside the SKM. Rajewal said that they do not want any other committees who have been against the demands of the farmers to be a part of the panel on MSP.