Centre Must Reply To Our Demands By Tomorrow, Say Punjab Farmer Leaders
NDTV
Farmer leaders from Punjab also said that the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the future course of action.
Terming the repeal of the farm laws in Parliament a victory of the protesters, farmer leaders from Punjab urged the Centre to decide on their other demands, including legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops, in the session on Tuesday.
They also said that the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the future course of action.
The SKM, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions, rued that there was no discussion on the Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021 when it was passed in both Houses of Parliament on Monday.
"This is a victory for us and a historic day. We want withdrawal of cases against the farmers. We want a committee to be formed on the legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops. The Centre has time till tomorrow (Tuesday) to reply to our demands. We have called an emergency meeting of SKM on Wednesday to discuss the future course of action," the farmer leaders said in a press conference on Monday.
