Cases against farmers: Will act according to Centre after farm laws issue settled

Chandigarh | Sunday | 28th November, 2021

Summary:

Chandigarh, Nov 28 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said his government will take a call on the demand for the withdrawal of police cases against farmers according to what the Centre says after the issue of farm laws is settled.

Khattar said this responding to a query that Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar had said the withdrawal of cases against the farmers protesting the Centre’s farm laws is in the domain of state governments and they have to decide on it.

"When this issue will reach finality, what the Centre says at that time, we will decide accordingly," Khattar said during a news conference here.

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 32 farmer unions spearheading the stir against the laws, have said they will continue their agitation until the Centre accepts their demand of a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) and withdrawal of cases against farmers, among others.

In Parliament"s winter session, a bill to repeal the three farm laws, against which thousands of farmers have been protesting for the past year, will be introduced by the government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made the announcement regarding this last week.