Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar said that he is hopeful that the next meeting scheduled for January 4 between the protesting farmers and Central Government will certainly yield positive results.
Talking to reporters here, Khattar said, “I am happy that the recently held meeting seemed to be productive and I am hopeful that soon a positive solution will come out on this issue.” He also urged the agitating farmers who are protesting in this severe cold to return to their homes as the issue of Farm Laws is expected to be concluded on a positive note.
“We consider farmers as our own and have always been sympathetic towards their interests. A lot of effort is being made towards resolving the issue through mutual dialogue,” said the Chief Minister.
Taking a jibe at Congress and other leaders who have been "misleading" famers over the newly introduced Farm Laws, Khattar said that though many have tried their best to mislead the innocent farmers but soon these leaders will also get a befitting reply like they have got in the results of Municipal Corporation, Council and Committees elections.
He said that in the last six years the kind of positive work and the number of farmers’ welfare schemes launched by Haryana have not been launched by any other state. Be it procurement of Millet, Maize, Groundnut, Moong at MSP or implementation of Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana to ensure that farmers get fair prices for their produce, several steps have been taken by the State Government to ensure farmers' welfare.
The Chief Minister said that in Haryana procurement of Millet is done at Rs. 2150 per quintal, whereas the Rajasthan Government had procured the same at Rs. 1200 and Rs. 1300 per quintal. While strongly defending the New Farm Laws, the Chief Minister said that if someone tries to do away with Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Haryana then he will quit politics.