Centre should speak to farmers, stress JJP lawmaker and five Independents
Five Independent MLAs of Haryana and Jannayak Janta Party’s Barwala legislator Jogi Ram Sihag held an informal meeting at Panchkula on Tuesday, demanding that the Centre should find an immediate solution to the ongoing farmers’ agitation.
Besides Mr. Sihag, Badshahpur MLA Rakesh Daultabad, Pundri MLA Randhir Singh Gollen, Prithla MLA Nayan Pal Rawat, Nilokheri MLA Dharam Pal Gonder and Dadri MLA Sombir Sangwan attended the meeting.
Playing down the meeting’s significance, Mr. Sangwan said they met for lunch at Mr. Gollen’s invitation but added that the government should immediately find a solution to the imbroglio. The Dadri MLA had earlier this month resig-ned as chairman of Haryana Livestock Development Boa-rd and withdrawn support to the BJP-JJP coalition government.
Express News Service
CHANDIGARH: A half of Dushyant Chautala’s 10 MLAs in the Jannayak Janata Party, an ally of the ruling BJP in Haryana, have openly supported the protesting farmers.
On his part, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday said the Centre has accepted the farmers’ demand for assured MSP in writing and now it is up to the farmers to respond to the Centre’s other proposals.
Chautala said he is quite hopeful that the farmers protesting over the new agri-marketing laws will understand that when the Centre is giving written assurances, it a victory for their struggle .