Mandya: Muslims in the district offered to step in for the farmers who have been protesting for 73 days, asking the farmers, “Please celebrate your festival at home.”

The farmers have been staging the protest round the clock for more than two months now, with multiple demands, including a hike in the price of milk and for the sugarcane rate to be fixed.

Raitha Sangha general secretary Madhuchandan SC, posted on his Facebook page, “Farmers in Mandya have been protesting round the clock for 72 days now, opposite the Visvesvaraya statue in Mandya city, demanding scientific rates for our produce. Our Muslim friends in Mandya joined us now, and asked the Raitha Sangha office-bearers to go home and celebrate the festival. ‘We will step in for you,’ they offered.”

The general secretary appreciated the local Muslims for their strong support for the farmers’ cause.

“I give my heartfelt gratitude to our Muslim friends who showed their immense support by participating in the farmers’ struggle and asking us to take a break for the festival,” Madhuchandan has said on his Facebook page.

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The first round of direct talks between the United States and Iran, held in Islamabad, has concluded, Al Jazeera reported citing sources close to the development.

According to the report, following the discussions, delegations from both sides agreed to exchange written documents, a move aimed at ensuring clarity and consensus on the understandings reached during the meeting.

Both the Iranian and US delegations arrived in Islamabad on Saturday, April 11, amid high security for the peace talks.