Farmers' Protest Not Ended, But on Hold, Says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Raipur, December 11: Farmers' protest has not ended but it is on hold, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Friday.

After the farmers received a formal letter from the Centre agreeing to their pending demands on Thursday, farmers at the Singhu border started preparation to return their homes after calling off their protest against the farm laws.

Also Read | Maharashtra: Man, Arrested by NCB in Drugs Case, Dies in Nanded Prison.

Asked about the farmers' protest, Baghel said, "Farmers have not withdrawn their agitation but put it on hold. The agitation has not ended. Farmers will look into the government's proposals first."

On state's preparedness against Omicron variant of coronavirus, the chief minister said, 'We are fully prepared for Omicron variant. And we pray that it does not come to Chhattisgarh."

Also Read | Covidengue in Telangana: COVID-19 Patients in the State Getting Infected With Dengue.

Farmers, who have been protesting against the three farm laws on different borders of Delhi since November 26 last year, announced on Wednesday that they are suspending their year-long agitation and would vacate the protest sites on December 11.

While addressing a press conference, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni said, "We have decided to suspend our agitation. We will hold a review meeting on January 15. If the government does not fulfil its promises, we could resume our agitation."

Earlier on November 29, both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill on the first day of the winter session of Parliament.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)