Protracted Farmers'  protest around the Delhi borders  came to end today after 378 days after the Ministry of Agriculture gave its written assurance to the Sayunkt Kisan Manch(SKM) on most of the pending demands including MSP today. The  farmers'  bodies have decided to end the protest and they will celebrate it as Farmers Victory Day on December 11 in the country. 

According to SKM, it was a major  victory of farmers' struggle and the struggle would be suspended on December 11 with Nationwide Victory Day.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of the Government of India sent a letter to the SKM on December 9 morning, as per the draft approved by the SKM meeting yesterday. The letter was placed and approved in the SKM meeting today.

SKM stated that December 11 shall be widely celebrated as Victory Day all over the country. SKM congratulated and thanked all farmers, as well as workers, agricultural workers, employees, women, youth, students and all other sections throughout the country for this unprecedented victory after over one year of a unique struggle, said the release issued today to the media. 

Prime Minister Narender Modi had announced the repeal of the three controversial farm laws in an address to the nation  on November 19 and later the bills were finally withdrawn  in the ongoing  parliament session.  

SKM  claimed it had already won its first historic victory when the Prime Minister was forced to announce the repeal of the three anti-farmer,  anti-people and pro-corporate Farm Laws. The laws were repealed by Parliament on November 29.

It was decided to suspend the farmers struggle at the Delhi borders and the toll plazas from December 11.  On January 15, the SKM will meet in Delhi to review the progress of the government's assurances and take further decisions as may be necessary. The SKM will be maintained and further strengthened all over the country. 

President, Himachal Kisan Sabha, which is also part of the SKM, Dr Kuldip Singh Tanwar said the 378 days long farmers protest would go down in the history as one of the longest farmers movement that shook the central government and forced it to withdraw the three anti-farm laws.

 He said SKM conveyed these decisions in a widely attended media conference today at the Singhu border. It was addressed by Rakesh Tikait, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Hannan Mollah, Dr Darshan Pal, Gurnam Singh Chaduni, Dr Ashok Dhawale, Yogendra Yadav and Shivkumar Sharma 'Kakkaji.