
Crucial farmer unions' meet today to decide on agitation course; MSP issue in focus now
The Hindu
Meeting on Sunday to decide on the next course of action, including on the MSP issue and the proposed daily tractor march to Parliament
After its decision to , the Centre is now facing pressure from agitating farmer unions and opposition parties to bring in a legislation , with ruling BJP MP Varun Gandhi also joining the chorus on Saturday saying the stir won't end till this issue is resolved.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of the agitating unions, is meeting on Sunday to decide on the next course of action, including on the MSP issue and the proposed daily during the upcoming Winter Session, SKM core committee member Darshan Pal said.
Farmer leaders said the protesters will stay put at border areas of Delhi until the Centre formally repeals these laws in Parliament after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise announcement on Friday and indicated their stir for a statutory guarantee of MSP and withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill will continue.