Farmers demonstrate live on Day 6: On Sunday, a group of Union ministers will hold a fourth round of talks with farmer representatives to discuss their demands, which include a legal guarantee for the minimum support price (MSP) for crops and a forgiveness of loans. The discussions are taking place in the midst of a demonstration that is still going on at the Punjab-Haryana border’s Shambhu and Khanauri points, where farmers are being stopped by security guards and barriers. On February 8, 12, and 15, previous meetings ended without a decision.
Farmer leaders urged calm as there were no reports of clashes between demonstrators and Haryana police forces on Saturday. At the boundaries between Delhi and Haryana, further security measures were put in place. The farmers’ unwavering commitment to achieving their demands—a legal guarantee for MSP, the execution of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, the remission of farm debt, and justice for the victims of previous agitations—is demonstrated by the ongoing “Delhi Chalo” march. The requests made by the farmers are a reflection of their larger worries about rural lives and agricultural policies.