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CM Channi talking to reporters after meeting with farmers.
The meeting of Punjab CM Charanjit Channi and 32 farmer organizations is over. There was no agreement on loan waiver in this. CM Channi said that there will be a meeting again about this. Describing the meeting as a success, CM Channi said that 17 out of 18 demands have been accepted. At the same time, farmer leader Balveer Rajewal said that the Chief Minister has accepted the demands but will be satisfied only when they are implemented.
After the meeting, CM Charanjit Channi said that on the agriculture law, we have brought a proposal as per the instructions of the farmers. Passed a resolution not to implement black law in Punjab. Apart from this, the Contract Farming Act of 2013, similar to the black laws of the Akali government, has also been repealed.
Farmer leaders talking to reporters after meeting with CM
However, farmer leader Rajewal said that these are the laws of the Centre. The state government can create pressure by canceling them, but they can be canceled only in the country’s parliament.
agreed on the issue
- In view of the damage caused to the soft crop due to pink bollworm, the compensation of 12 thousand has been increased to Rs 17 thousand. Those who have lost more than 75%, they will benefit from it.
- 652 farmers died during the agitation. Of these, only 152 got jobs. CM has sought a list from farmer leaders. After this, they will give jobs and compensation to their families.
- The rate of sugarcane has been increased to 360. In this, the government will put Rs 35 and sugarcane mill Rs 15 and will make counter payment.
- The crop left in the mandis will be bought in the next 3-4 days.
- Under the AP scheme, horticulture farmers have taken meters, they get a bill of 37 thousand coming every year. That too has been made free.
- We are bringing a law in a week to stop the recruitment of non-Punjabis in Punjab. Farmers have asked to keep 80% quota for Punjabis.
- During the Kisan Andolan, the Punjab Government has made pamphlets on the farmers. Whatever cases are related to the agitation, all of them will be canceled.
- In Chandigarh also, the pamphlets were registered on the farmers on June 26, will meet the governor to get them canceled.
- The pamphlets registered on stubble burning in Punjab have also been cancelled. Further, they have been appealed not to burn the stubble.
- Cases of compensation are being made afresh in the project being built under Bharatmala project.
- Action will be taken against Fatehabad based company selling fake seeds. A case will be registered against the officer giving bad seeds of Panseed and he will be sent to jail.
- Pension scheme will be made for farmers and farm laborers.
- The process of appointment of Vice Chancellor in PAU is going on, it will be completed soon.
- In Firozpur, an attempt was made to mount a car on the farmers. In this case has been registered against 3 Akalis. Will arrest you in a day or two.
CM said – ready to resign and go to the front
On this occasion, CM Charanjit Channi said that he has told the farmers that if the United Kisan Morcha asks, they are ready to join the movement even after resigning from the government.
Ruckus before the start of the meeting
In the Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh, the atmosphere got heated in the morning when the farmer leaders said that the CM security had hit them. He was told that the CM has come, so he will go inside first. On this issue, the farmer leaders started shouting slogans. After this, first Agriculture Minister Randeep Nabha came out and apologized. After this, when the farmers were adamant, CM Channi came out and called the farmer leaders and took them inside. The farmers said that they are being humiliated here by calling them.
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