Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged the Centre to give up its “stubbornness” and engage in talks with the farmers who are protesting to press for their demands, including a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.
Mann also said it is the Centre’s duty to talk to the farmers, adding that any issue can only be resolved through dialogue.
“It is the duty of the central government to talk to the farmers. Any issue can be resolved only through talks. The central government should give up its stubbornness,” he posted on X.
Farmers, under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13, after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces.
Farmer leader from Punjab, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, has been on a hunger strike at the Khanauri border between Punjab and Haryana since November 26 to press the Centre into accepting the farmers’ demands