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Farmers’ Jantar Mantar Mahapanchayat Presses Legal MSP, Seeks Safeguards From US Trade Deal

Police deployed 1,200 personnel to keep the gathering orderly.

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Overview

  • SKM leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said a legal minimum support price on all crops is a demand of farmers across India.
  • The event focused on three issues: a statutory MSP, keeping agriculture, dairy, poultry and fisheries out of any US agreement, and withdrawal of police cases from the 2020–21 agitation.
  • Farmers from multiple states gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi as organizers stressed that the protest would remain peaceful.
  • Delhi Police said about 1,200 personnel were positioned at the site to maintain law and order.
  • Separate SKM factions also pressed to exclude farm sectors from ongoing IndiaUS tariff talks, with one faction holding a media briefing in Delhi.