India, March 18 -- The Kisan Sangharsh Morcha (KSM), a farmer union, on Monday warned of launching a large-scale protest if talks on their long-pending issues were not held before the March 20 despite the chief minister's assurances to resolve their concerns.

Key farmer leaders, including Rupesh Verma, Sukhbir Khalifa, and Soran Pradhan, on Monday met Gautam Budh Nagar police officials, urging for the administration to hold a high-level meeting at the earliest.

Farmers had plans to hold a panchayat to press for their demands during chief minister Yogi Adityanath's visit to Gautam Budh Nagar on March 8. But they postponed it till March 20 after a request from the district administration.

"It's observed that while we are in the midst of ...