Key Takeaways
- Farmer organisations demand MSP guarantee for their produce.
- Union ministers, including Shivraj Singh Chauhan, meet with farmer leaders to discuss MSP guarantee.
- Next meeting between farmer organisations and Union ministers scheduled for May 4.
Chandigarh: A meeting between farmer organisations and Union ministers was held on Wednesday. The two sides agreed to meet again on May 4.
Union Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said the meeting concluded positively in a constructive environment and the dialogue will continue.
He said that the next meeting is scheduled for May 4.
The three-hour long meeting was attended by Union minister Prahlad Joshi and Piyush Goyal, besides Chauhan.
From Punjab government side, cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Gurmeet Khudian and LC Kataruchak were present.
Farmer leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarvan Singh Pandher among others represented farmer organisations.
Notably, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have been agitating since February last year demanding a law to guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their produce.
