The SKM had sought an appointment with President Murmu and her office told them in a letter that their request had been considered, but “could not be acceded to due to paucity of time”.  File.
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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has urged President Droupadi Murmu to reconsider her decision not to meet a farmers’ delegation on the issue of the hunger strike of farmers’ leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.

The SKM had sought an appointment with Ms. Murmu and her office told them in a letter that their request had been considered, but “could not be acceded to due to paucity of time”.

The SKM said in a statement here on Monday that it expresses its deep regret that the President could not accede to meet the farmers’ delegation due to paucity of time.

“The SKM expects review on this crucial request for her intervention since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Supreme Court are so far unable to resolve the impasse and to take constructive steps to save the life of the farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal fasting for the last 41 days,” the SKM statement added.

‘Adhere to principles’

The SKM said being the head of the State of India, Ms. Murmu had the responsibility to help the constitutional institutions of the Executive and the Judiciary to adhere to democratic principles and hold discussions with the farmers.

“Instead of discussions to resolve their distress, the NDA-3 Government has been facilitating fresh onslaught by the agribusiness corporations on agriculture and livelihood of the farmers, agricultural workers, small traders and petty producers and on the federal rights of the State Governments through the introduction of the new National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing –NPFAM that is dangerous than the repealed 3 Farm Acts,” it said.