At the meeting, the AAP also demanded that steps should be taken to stop the "insult" of Mahatma Gandhi and bring a law to guarantee minimum support price for the farmers produce
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said that farmers will observe 'Virodh Diwas' on Monday demanding that the Centre should fulfil their promise made to farmers on MSP.
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He said his party colleagues do not raise such issues as they fear that they will not be given poll tickets
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The bigger issue of minimum support price (MSP) for crops is pending, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said in Muzaffarnagar
Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal said on Monday that the committee will be formed soon
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The SKM leaders said in a press conference that protest sites across the country will start winding up on Dec 11 after holding a victory rally to mark the occasion
Preparing to go home, many farmer protesters said that they will dispose of items of daily use and back carrying their personal belongings and vehicles
"Till now about 25.94 lakh farmers have been benefitted from the procurement with MSP value of Rs 63,897.73 crore," a statement said
52 more deaths took the state's Covid-induced toll to 41,439
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Both were well-intentioned but inadvertently kept several farmers out and in any case had complicated implementation protocols on MSP
The move comes a day after both the Houses of Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws against which farmers have been protesting for a year
States and Centre should jointly work towards ensuring MSP; farm law repeal temporary setback to growth and development of agriculture