Take Haryana's cue, resolve farmers’ issues: Rana to Punjab CM

Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana today said that Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann should follow his Haryana counterpart and promptly resolve the issues of protesting farmers.

“Since Haryana is providing MSP on all crops, the Punjab Government should also follow Haryana Government’s policy in the interest of Punjab’s farmers,” the minister said.

He also expressed concerns over the deteriorating health of agitating farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. He said the Punjab Government should make efforts to end Dallewal’s hunger strike.

On the farmers’ call to resume the Delhi march on December 18, the minister said Punjab and Haryana were the biggest producers of food grains for the Central pool, and the farmers of both states were getting the benefit of MSP. He said the Punjab Government should also ensure that all Punjab farmers could sell their produce on MSP, like they did in Haryana.

The Punjab CM should talk to the farmers so that they could return home.

The Supreme Court had already formed a committee of experts to resolve the issue, but the farmer leaders did not attend the meeting with the committee appointed on this matter, he stated.