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Farmers in India are demanding that minimum support prices (MSPs) be codified as a legal right, as they fear that the government is moving towards scrapping the six-decade-old price mechanism. The farmers' revolt poses a challenge to the political establishment in an election year, as agriculture employs a significant portion of the country's workforce. The issue highlights the need for formal employment opportunities to absorb excess rural labor and reduce dependence on state resources for food supply.

Farmers Protest 2024, Ambala to Chandigarh Auto Fare Price news: Due to the ongoing Kisan Andolan 2.0, traveling from Chandigarh to Delhi has become both hard and costly. Additionally, passengers coming from Haryana to Chandigarh are also facing challenges.

The fourth round of meeting between three Central ministers and farmer leaders ended here in the early hours of Monday after over four hours of deliberations with Union Minister Piyush Goyal saying they proposed a five-year deal with the farmers to buy pulses and cotton at minimum support price (MSP).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated his government's commitment to support farmers in exploring new avenues in agriculture.

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