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Farmers
end protest siege of Bhopal after accord
Tuesday December 21, 2010 04:54:34 PM,
IANS
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Bhopal: Thousands of
farmers holding a protest siege of the Madhya Pradesh capital to
press their demands since Monday called off their agitation
Tuesday after the government accepted 50 of their 183 demands.
Talks between state minister and spokesperson Narottam Mishra and
a group of agitating farmers under the banner of Bharti Kishan
Sangh at Ballabh Bhavan ended the deadlock.
Mishra announced that a government order accepting the demands
would be issued soon, while farmer leader Shiv Kumar said they
would withdraw the agitation.
"Our major demands were 50, while the others were small ones. We
are thankful to the government that they have accepted our
demands. As soon as the government issues orders, we will withdraw
the agitation," he said.
The farmers who came on more than 5,000 tractor-trolleys, blocked
roads near Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's house here to
press their demands, including uninterrupted power supply to rural
areas.
The number of farmers Tuesday went up to a few lakh from Monday's
around 20,000.
The BKS had given an 183-point charter of demands to the
government under different heads, including proper power supply in
rural pockets, good value for their crops and good quality of
fertilizers.
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