Protesting farmers to return home on December 11 as Centre accepts demand

Farmer unions to call off their over a year-long agitation as the Central government has accepted their demand. The protesting farmers will return to their villages after more than a year.

Farmers will vacate Delhi borders and return home on December 11, 2021. The protesting farmers received a letter from the Centre with promises of forming a committee on MSP and withdrawing cases against them immediately. "As far as the matter of compensation is concerned, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have given in-principle consent," the letter read.

Protesting farmers receive a letter from Govt of India, with promises of forming a committee on MSP and withdrawing cases against them immediately

"As far as the matter of compensation is concerned, UP and Haryana have given in-principle consent," it reads pic.twitter.com/CpIEJGFY4p

— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2021

Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni said farmers' unions have decided to suspend the agitation following a meeting of Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Delhi. "We have decided to suspend our agitation. We will hold a review meeting on January 15. If the government doesn't fulfill its promises, we could resume our agitation," he said.