Talking to the media after the meeting, Union Minister Goyal had said, “Cooperative societies like the NCCF (National Cooperative Consumers Federation) and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) will enter into a contract with those farmers who grow ‘tur dal’, ‘urad dal’, ‘masoor dal’ or maize for buying their crop at MSP for next five years.””There will be no limit on the quantity (purchased) and a portal will be developed for this,” he had added.Goyal has also proposed that the Cotton Corporation of India will buy cotton from farmers at MSP for five years after entering into a legal agreement with them.Farmer leaders after the meeting had said they will discuss the government’s proposal in their forums on Monday and Tuesday, and thereafter, decide the next course of action.Pandher had expressed hope about the resolution of their other demands as well, saying that the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march is currently on hold, but will resume at 11 am on February 21 if all the issues are not resolved.However, Goyal had underlined that the other demands of the farmers were “deep and policy-driven” and it was not possible to find a resolution without an in-depth discussion.”Elections are coming and a new government will be formed.Discussions on such issues will continue,” he had said.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who was part of the meeting, batted for a legal guarantee for MSP for crops to safeguard the interests of farmers.The farmers from Punjab began their march to Delhi on Tuesday but were stopped by security personnel at Shambhu and Khanauri points on Punjab’s border with Haryana as they pressed the Centre to accept their demands.
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