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As the farmers’ protest enters its third day, a meeting between unions and Central Ministers is slated for today to dissolve the contention and build consensus over a plethora of issues.

As many as 20,000 farmers under 200 unions on Tuesday embarked on the Delhi Chalo March to press their demands, which include a law-bound MSP and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report.

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General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarvan Singh Pandher, ahead of the proposed meeting with Union Ministers, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and find a solution. "We have a meeting with the ministers today, and we want PM Modi to have a conversation with them so that we can reach a solution. Or else, we should be allowed to protest peacefully in Delhi," Pandher said.

He also said the farmers were positive that a solution would emerge out of the proposed meeting today. “We are going to attend the meeting in a completely positive mood today and we have full confidence that a positive solution will emerge from this meeting,” he added.   

BKU(Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni will be holding a meeting with the leaders and workers of his faction to make key decisions regarding the ongoing protest.

BKU (Ugrahan) will today block railway tracks against police action, where several farmers were beaten and detained at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border.

Meanwhile, farmers have established their temporary settlements at the Shambhu border, where they have been stopped by the security forces. Police have been using tear gas shells to displace the farmers whenever they try to break into the fencing.   

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The meeting between ministers-- Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai-- and farm unions will happen today at 5 pm in Chandigarh.