Chandigarh, Oct. 14 -- A three-member group of ministers of the Punjab government on Tuesday held discussion with representatives of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) led by Joginder Singh Ugrahan and assured them of time-bound resolution of farmers' issues related to FIRs registered against farmers during past agitations and a dedicated budget allocation to cover crop damage.

The GoM comprised cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora, and Gurmeet Singh Khudian. After the meeting, Cheema stated that the dialogue had taken place in a cordial atmosphere and resulted in a strong consensus on several crucial matters. During the discussions on the union's demands, mutually agreeable timeframes of one to two months were establi...