Bharat Bandh Today, Farmers' Delhi March On But Talks To Continue
NDTV
The meeting in Chandigarh was held amid a standoff on the Punjab-Haryana borders as thousands of farmers marching to Delhi were met with tear gas and water cannons by the cops.
The protesting farmers will continue their march to Delhi but hold another round of talks on Sunday. The decision came at a third round of talks late last night even as Friday looks forward to a nationwide strike over the farmers' issue.
The meeting in Chandigarh was held amid a standoff on the Punjab-Haryana borders as thousands of farmers marching to Delhi were met with tear gas and water cannons by the cops. The protesters' demands mainly include a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops and a farm law waiver, among others.
Two Union Ministers - Arjun Munda and Piyush Goyal - and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann attended the meeting. Following the meeting, Arjun Munda, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, told reporters the issues will be discussed in detail at the Sunday meeting, during which the two sides will try to find a solution.
