Patiala, Feb. 13 -- Fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Wednesday said he would participate in a meeting of the Central government panel, to be held in Chandigarh on Friday on farmers' demands. Dallewal, who addressed a kisan mahapanchayat at the Khanauri protest site, said the "huge" gathering of farmers from across the country made him revitalised for participation in the meeting.

He said a parliamentary committee on agriculture, chaired by Punjab MP Charanjit Singh Channi, had already stated in its report that MSP should be legalised. "The government should make an announcement to legalise MSP on the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission in February 14 meeting," he said.

Earlier in the day, while addressing the mah...