Demands met, Farmers end 15-month protest

The agitating farmers have decided to call off their demonstrations soon after the Centre agreed to their demands. The development comes hours after the government sent a letter to the farm unions, accepting their demands including the withdrawal of all agitation-related cases, compensation to the families of farmers who died during the course of the movement against the controversial agriculture laws and continuing the ongoing policy on Minimum Support Price (MSP), among others.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday announced to suspend their agitation against the three farm laws and related issues. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chadhuni said, the decision has been taken in the meeting of farmers leaders. He said, agitating farmers will start leaving the site of agitation from Saturday. He said, farmers will hold a review meeting on 15th of next month and if government does not fulfill its promises, they could resume the agitation. Farmers have been agitating at Delhi borders for about a year.
The Parliament had repealed these laws on the first day of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on the 19th of last month had announced that the new farm laws enacted in 2019 would be repealed in the  winter session of Parliament. Modi had appealed to all protesting farmers to go home. The Prime Minister had also said a committee would  be constituted to look into all aspects of agriculture.