Thousands of farmers from across India assembled at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Monday for a massive Kisan Mahapanchayat, where leaders declared that the demand for a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) has become a nationwide movement, not just an issue of Punjab and Haryana.
Addressing the gathering, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal stressed, “MSP is not the issue of two states—it is the collective demand of cultivators from every corner of the country.”
Farmers List Three Core Demands
At the Mahapanchayat, farmer leaders highlighted three major demands:
A legal guarantee on MSP for all crops, alongside resolution of pending issues from protests at Shambhu, Khanauri, and Ratnpura borders.
Exclusion of agriculture, dairy, poultry, and fisheries from the proposed India-US trade agreement to safeguard rural livelihoods.
Withdrawal of all cases registered against farmers during the 2020–21 protest movement.
Centre Shows Signs of Dialogue
Just hours before the Mahapanchayat, the Union Agriculture Ministry invited SKM (non-political) for talks, asking the delegation to propose a date for discussions. The step signals a possible reopening of dialogue on key farmer concerns.
Dallewal confirmed that a memorandum has already been submitted to the Agriculture Minister. “We urge the government to act swiftly. Farmers cannot wait endlessly for their rights,” he said.
Movement Rekindled After Four Years
This Mahapanchayat marks farmers’ return to Delhi streets after nearly four years, recalling the historic 2020–21 agitation that forced the repeal of three central farm laws. With MSP at the centre of their fresh campaign, unions are also demanding protection from global trade deals and justice for those targeted during past protests.
As slogans echoed across Jantar Mantar, the message from farm unions was clear: the fight for farmers’ rights is far from over, and the pressure on the government is building once again.