Patiala, Feb. 20 -- After consultations and discussions for the entire day today, farmer unions have rejected the Centre's proposal for buying three pulses - arhar, tur and urad - besides cotton and maize, at the MSP. Union leaders have announced that the 'Dilli Chalo' march will proceed on February 21 at 11 am.

Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur) chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal said after detailed discussions with various farmer unions and groups, the offer by the Central Government on the MSP for selective crops had been rejected. "The government has been delaying the issue and unless it offers and gives in writing about the MSP on all 23 crops, we will be left with no option but to protest. The government should fix the crop prices as per ...