Demonstration of farmers ended, protesters removed from the streets, got this assurance from the government

Haryana News: Demanding minimum support price (MSP) for sunflower seeds, farmers protesting at Pipli in Haryana’s Kurukshetra called off their agitation on Tuesday night after the state government assured them of a “fair price” for the crop. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said that after renewed talks with the district administration in the evening, the farmers ended their protest at Pipli in Kurukshetra and the blockade from the national highway was lifted.

Demonstration ends after assurance of fair price
Kurukshetra Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sharma said the protesting farmers have been assured of a “fair price” for their sunflower crop. The national highway at Pipli in Kurukshetra district of Haryana remained blocked for the second consecutive day on Tuesday over farmers’ demand for MSP for sunflower seeds. There was no progress in the talks between the farmers and the district administration during the day on Monday and Tuesday, but it was successful in the evening.

Mahapanchayat had put a jam
Earlier, Tikait had asked the state government to accept the demand or send the farmers to jail. The protesting farmers had blocked the highway (NH-44) near Pipli since Monday afternoon after organizing a mahapanchayat on the issue. This highway connects Delhi to Chandigarh and some other routes. The farmers were demanding that the state government buy sunflower at the minimum support price of Rs 6,400 per quintal.

promised to set up a unit
Under the Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana, the state government is giving Rs 1,000 per quintal as interim support for the sunflower crop sold below the MSP. The Deputy Commissioner said that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had promised to set up a unit for processing 20,000 metric tonnes for sunflower in Shahabad and it would be completed soon.

protesters off the street
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said that a local committee of farmers holding talks with the government reached an agreement in the evening, according to which the government agreed to their demand for MSP and released the farmers arrested during the recent Shahabad protests. also agreed. He said, “Our movement here was that procurement should be done on MSP. We had demanded the rate fixed by the Centre. Tikait said that the rate of MSP will have to be given in every state. There will be a need for a big movement in the country regarding the legal guarantee of MSP. It started from here. He said that the protest has ended here and the protesters have been removed from the road.

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