‘Consensus reached on many issues’, CM Bhagwant Mann said after meeting with farmers, cases will be withdrawn

After the announcement of farmers’ protest march to Delhi from the villages of Noida-Greater Noida, the borders of Delhi and Noida were sealed and today traffic was also diverted in Noida. Farmers will protest at Jantar Mantar on 13 February. At present they are protesting at the border only. Meanwhile, efforts are being made to convince them. On February 8, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann along with 3 Union Ministers talked to him in Chandigarh and also tried to convince him.

Consensus reached on some issues
According to ANI, Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Nityanand Rai and Arjun Munda along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with farmer leaders in Chandigarh and tried to know their problems. Talking to the media after the meeting, the Punjab Chief Minister said that consensus has been reached on many issues. In this, withdrawal of the cases registered against farmers during the last farmer movement is also an important issue on which the government has agreed.

#WATCH | Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, “…An agreement was reached over a lot of things. These included, withdrawing of cases filed against farmers during farmers’ agitation…There is a scope for another meeting too. Farmer organisations too said that they will hold discussions… pic.twitter.com/v91bLOxbY1

— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2024

There was also discussion regarding stubble
Bhagwant Mann has said that another meeting is expected. He said that farmers organizations have also assured that they will discuss this matter among themselves. He said that he will continue to represent the farmers by becoming their advocate. He told that stubble was also discussed in this meeting. The government has also given its consent to the provision of strict punishment against companies manufacturing fake pesticides and fake seeds.

This is the demand of the farmers
Let us tell you that farmer groups in Noida and Greater Noida are protesting from December 2023 demanding more compensation and developed plots in exchange for their land acquired by the local development authorities. The protesting farmer groups called for a Kisan Mahapanchayat on Wednesday and a march to Parliament in the national capital on Thursday to press for their demands.

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