Chandigarh, March 22 -- A day after receiving an invite from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for talks, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) on Friday refused to participate in the meeting, citing the police action against the protesting farmers.

The farmer bodies slammed the state government for police action against farmers and sought the creation of a conducive environment for talks. They also demanded release of the detained protesters. The SKM that held a meeting here also announced to postpone its proposed march to the Punjab assembly on March 26.

The two farmer bodies were invited by the Punjab government for a meeting with agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian in Chandigarh on Fr...