NEW DELHI: Indian farmers’ unions have rejected five-year minimum support price (MSP) contracts proposed by the Indian government, one of their leaders said on Monday (19 February).
India’s government has offered guaranteed support prices for pulses, maize and cotton in a bid to break a standoff with protesting farmers, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday (February 18th) after weeks of clashes between security forces and protesters.
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Tear gas and barricades have been used to scare away farmers, who form an influential voting bloc, months ahead of general elections due in May in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a record third term.
Goyal’s comments followed marathon talks with farmers’ unions after protesters demanding higher prices supported by the law for nearly two dozen crops were stopped about 200 km (125 miles) from New Delhi.
