Farmers protesting outside the NTPC and Greater Noida Authority offices for around a month have decided to call off their demonstrations after the govt formed a high-level committee to look into their demands. Read more on Latest News.
In the second round of talks on Monday, the Centre agreed to withdraw cases against the farmers from the 2020-21 agitation, but couldn’t reach a consensus on MSP. An understanding was also reached to compensate the families of the deceased farmers from the previous protests
A senior police officer, privy to the closed-door meeting, told PTI that the delegation of protestors was told to come back with a "proposal" of what they want now and accordingly the next step would be decided. The BKP member, led by Sukhbir Yadav Khalifa , said all issues are known to the UP government.
The protesting farmers from more than 140 villages in Noida and Greater Noida want a compensation for the lands that were acquired by the authorities for different development projects
New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) Farmers on Tuesday resumed their protest against the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) and the Uttar Pradesh government over a host of issues, including higher compensation for their lands acquired by the local authorities.