category Regional, samrala, , tags Regional, samrala, , DW BUREAU SAMRALA A meeting of the Bharti Kisan Union was held under the chairmanship of its state president Jagjit Singh Dallewal. All the office bearers of the union took part in the meeting. After the meeting Dallewal in a statement said that a series of meetings regarding the farmers demands were held with the government s functionaries. Some demands were mutually agreed by both the sides, but since April 2022 the government has not issued any notification regarding implementation of demands. He said the main demands included restoration of ownership right of the land since not given to the farmers, the mutation cancelled under 2007 policy be restored, compensation be given for the crops which were damaged due to natural calamities be given before December 31 payments of sugarcane be made within 14 days, no action since been taken on the closed sugarcane mills and the farmers are suffering due to that, the farmers died during agitations were not given government jobs and other dues. Dallewal further said that uniform compensation for the lands acquired under the Bhart Mala project has not since been given, farmers whose cattle died due to the lumpy skin disease have not been given due compensation. Dallewal said that after a meeting held on 1st March 1 at Chandigarh, a reminder was given to the government to act positively on farmers demands as was decided during the meeting before March 15, and a written reply be given to the union. (editor dailyworld.in)