Chandigarh Amid the ongoing protests at the Punjab-Haryana border, a group of farmers today blocked railway tracks in Punjab.
Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and BKU Dakaunda (Dhaner) have announced ‘rail roko’ in Punjab and said that they will squat on rail tracks at seven locations from 12 noon to 4 pm.
Later in the day, three Union ministers are going to hold another round of talks with leaders of farmers . Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will meet the farmer leaders in Chandigarh to have discussion on their demands, including a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price for crops.
Union Ministers To meet Farmer Leaders At 5 PM
Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will meet the farmer leaders at 5 pm in Chandigarh over their various demands.
third round of talks
This will be the third round of talks between the Centre and the protesting farmers after the previous two rounds of dialogue on February 8 and 12 remained inconclusive.