PM should speak to 3 Union ministers to resolve peasants’ demands: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher

Published on: 15 Feb 2024 at 12:50 PM

Published by: The fact news

Chandigarh, February 15

Ahead of a meeting with a panel of the Centre, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday said the prime minister should speak to the three visiting Union ministers to resolve the farmers’ issues.

Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will meet the farmer leaders at 5 pm here over their various demands, including a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.

Addressing the media at the Shambhu border, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee general secretary Pandher said protesting farmers’ demands should be accepted.

“We want that the prime minister should himself speak to the deputation (of union ministers) which is coming (for the meeting) and resolve the demands of farmers,” he said.

“We want our demands to be accepted,” the farmer leader said.

“Either accept our demands or allow us to hold a peaceful protest,” he added.

Referring to an action against farmers by the security personnel deployed by the Haryana authorities at the Punjab-Haryana border, Pandher slammed paramilitary personnel for using “force” against farmers, leaving many injured.

He also showed some shells of tear gas.

Pandher claimed that the paramilitary force allegedly used smoke cell air bursts and smoke cell ground bursts against farmers.

Despite the force used against farmers, the farmer leaders were going to hold talks with the three Union ministers on Thursday, he said.

Referring to the suspension of mobile internet services, Pandher alleged that the government wanted to “crush us (farmers) like Manipur which we are seeing”.