Punjab: Centre sends farm bodies formal invite for Feb 22 talks
The Centre on Wednesday sent a formal invite for a second round of talks to the farmer bodies protesting at Punjab's border with Haryana. The talks will be held as scheduled at Chandigarh's Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA) on February 22 at 6 pm.
The invite was sent by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare.
The development was confirmed by Jagjit Singh Dallewal, the convener of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political).
The last meeting was held at the same venue on February 14. Dallewal has been holding a hunger strike since November 26 to press the Centre for the acceptance of their demands.
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