A high-level delegation of the Centre, led by the joint secretary of the ministry of agriculture, Priya Ranjan, on January 18 invited the SKM (Non-Political) and the KMM for talks.Pandher said a delegation of farmer leaders of the SKM (Non-Political) and the KMM will attend the meeting called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha for holding unity talks on February 12.”We are in favour of complete unity,” he said.Meanwhile, the SKM (Non-Political) and KMM will hold ‘Kisan Mahapanchayats’ at Ratanpura in Rajasthan (February 11), Khanauri border (February 12) and Shambhu border (February 13).The meetings are being organised to mark the completion of one year of the ongoing protest.Farmers, under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 last year as security forces have stalled their multiple attempts to march to Delhi to press for their various demands.
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