The farmers protest is set to gather more momentum as khaps from Haryana have decided to join the agitation against Centre's contentious farm bills.
The decision was taken in a meeting of the chiefs of 30 ¡®khaps¡¯ (caste councils) in Rohtak, independent MLA from Haryana¡¯s Dadri constituency Sombir Sangwan, who also heads the ¡®Sangwan Khap¡¯, told PTI over the phone.
Delhi¡¯s Palam Khap also took part in the meeting which was presided over by its head Ram Karan Solanki, said Sangwan.
¡°All ¡®khaps¡¯ which took part in the meeting unanimously decided to extend support to the thousands of farmers sitting in protest on Delhi borders,¡± he added.
¡°It was decided that various Khaps will have a meeting of their individual panchayats on Monday after which they will gather and march to Delhi in support of the agitating farmers,¡± Sangwan said.
The khaps have called upon the Centre to immediately hold talks with farmers and resolve the issue.
On Sunday, Centre once again appealed to the agitating farmers to move to the ground in Delhi¡¯s Burari, while seeking to assure them that a high-level team of Union ministers is ready to talk to them in the capital¡¯s Vigyan Bhavan once they move to the designated venue.
The farmers¡¯ organisations had called for a march to Delhi on November 26 and 27 following which a large number of farmers from Punjab and other parts of the country have reached Delhi borders and laying a siege there for the last three days.
Home minister Amit Shah also appealed to the farmers to move the protest to Burari ground while seeking to assure them of immediate talks with them after they heed to the government¡¯s request.
The agitating farmers on Sunday said they are ready for talks but will not accept any conditions, including moving to Burari from the Singhu and Tikri borders of Delhi, where they have stayed put for the last three days.