The move comes a day after the protesting farmers rejected the Centre's proposal to buy pulses, maize and cotton crops through government agencies at MSP for five years.
Legal guarantee of MSP as per Swaminathan Commission formula tops the farmers' list of demands. The Congress has aligned itself with an ongoing and powerful struggle on the ground.
This will be the third round of talks after the previous rounds of dialogue on 8 &12 February remained inconclusive. The panel will include Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda and Nityanand Rai.
The Haryana government has also imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the CrPC in as many as 15 districts, banning any kind of demonstration or march with tractor trolleys.
Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal said total food grain production for the agricultural year 2022-23 is projected at 330.5 million tonnes.
Encouraged by govt's crop diversification push, Mansa farmers switched to growing capsicum, but excessive produce this yr has led to massive price drop — from Rs 25 last yr to Rs 2.
The minimum support price for wheat was increased by Rs 110 to Rs 2,125 per quintal and mustard by Rs 400 to Rs 5,450 per quintal for the current crop year.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha received a letter from govt with revised proposals to resolve pending demands. It later announced farmers at Delhi’s borders will return home on 11 December.
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Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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