UP farmers call off agitation as govt accepts their key demands

After meeting with the delegation of Bhartiya Kisan Sangathan, the government on Saturday accepted five of 15 key demands of agitating farmers from Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, hundreds of farmers marched to Delhi under the umbrella of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh demanding loan waiver, settlement of dues for sugarcane crop, cheap electricity and pension.

New Delhi: The government on Saturday accepted five of fifteen key demands of agitating farmers from Uttar Pradesh following a meeting with their delegation at the Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi.

Speaking to the media, leader of Bhartiya Kisan Sangathan, Lalit Rana said that the government has agreed to five of our fifteen demands.

"We will again meet the Prime Minister after ten days for the remaining demands. We have been assured by the central government that information about every concrete step taken by the government will be intimated to the Bhartiya Kisan Sangathan through Joint Secretary Vivek Agrawal," Rana added.

This development came after a delegation of agitating farmers comprising 11 members met senior government officials at the Krishi Bhawan hours after hundreds of them marched to Delhi under the umbrella of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh demanding loan waiver, settlement of dues for sugarcane crop, cheap electricity and pension.