Farmers and Union Ministers Continue Talks Amid Ongoing Protests

The government proposes buying crops at MSP for five years as negotiations with farmers over demands including a legal guarantee of MSP proceed.

Union ministers and farmer leaders from Punjab held a fourth round of talks on Sunday, discussing demands including a legal guarantee of MSP.
The government proposed buying pulses, maize, and cotton crops at MSP for five years, aiming to save Punjab's farming and improve groundwater.
Farmers demand the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension, farm debt waiver, and withdrawal of police cases.
Protests and marches continue, with plans for dharnas in four states on February 21 and a possible tractor march to Delhi in the last week of February.
Internet services extended in some Punjab districts till February 24 amid ongoing protests.