Protesting farmers stage a demonstration against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in New Delhi, India, on July 22, 2021. (MONEY SHARMA / AFP)
NEW DELHI – India's protesting farmers have received a revised proposal from the government addressing some of their pending demands such as a new law to secure government prices for crops beyond rice and wheat, farm union leaders said on Wednesday.
We've received a revised proposal from the government. We've accepted the proposal, and a consensus has emerged.
United Farmers' Front
Tens of thousands of farmers have staged their long-running protests to persuade Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal three agriculture laws from late 2020. Last month, Modi made a surprise u-turn, saying he would roll them back.
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Despite Modi's climbdown, farmers have continued to press the government to meet other demands such as Minimum Support Prices for all produce.
"We've received a revised proposal from the government. We've accepted the proposal, and a consensus has emerged," Samyukta Kisan Morcha, or United Farmers' Front, a coalition of farmers unions, said in a statement.
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Farm union leaders will meet again on Thursday to take a call on calling off the protest, the statement said.