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Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on his first visit to the capital met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi and urged him to repeal the three farm laws.
Channi also said that he has called for an early resolution of the farmers’ agitation. The prime minister has said he also wanted it to end and is working towards it, the chief minister said.
Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi’s borders against the three farm laws since November last year and have been demanding the legislations be repealed.
During his meeting with Modi, Channi called for immediately starting the procurement of paddy in Punjab, which has been delayed this time to October 10.
“I have urged the prime minister to end this agitation over the three farm laws. He listened to me intently and said he also wants a solution to this problem and is working in this direction,” Channi told reporters after the meeting.
He also urged the prime minister to resume talks with the protesting farmers, “because I feel the matter can only be resolved through dialogue.”
“I have urged him (prime minister) that the three laws should be scrapped,” Channi said.
“I have told him that Punjab’s economy is agriculture-driven and Punjab can only progress if our farmers and farm labourers are happy,” the chief minister said.
