On Meghalaya Governor's Offer To Mediate, Farmer Leaders Say This
NDTV
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik, who has been supporting protesting farmers, has asserted he is ready to mediate if the Centre agrees to give legal guarantee on MSP for crops.
With Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik offering to mediate between the agitating farmers and the Centre, farmer leaders said on Tuesday they do need any mediation but the BJP government should listen to the "right-thinking people" in the party and resume the dialogue, which is stalled since January.
Mr Malik, who has been supporting the protesting farmers, on Sunday asserted he is ready to mediate if the Centre agrees to give legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
"There is only one thing which will solve the entire issue. If the government agrees to give the MSP guarantee, I will mediate and convince the farmers," Mr Malik had said at an event in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu on Sunday.
Kavitha Kuruganti of the Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) believes that the "right-thinking people" in BJP should continue to put pressure on the leadership to fulfil the farmers' demands.
