Chandigarh: The third round of talks between the Modi government and protesting farmers has been inconclusive. The Union government has sought time to hold detailed discussions on farmers’ demands. The next round of meetings will be held on Sunday, February 18.The meeting in Chandigarh saw detailed discussions on a minimum support price guarantee law and other key demands. Farmer leaders are also learned to have expressed shock over police action targeting protesting farmers at the Shambhu border, inflicting serious injuries on several farmers.Speaking to the media after the meeting which lasted for six hours till 1.30 am, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said, “We gave our commitment to dialogue during the meeting but strongly objected against the excess use of police force on our protesting farmers. We told the central ministers that we are not from Pakistan. We want solution, not confrontation.”Jagjit Singh Dallewal, convener of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non- political), which is leading the protests, told reporters that while farmers were fully determined to march to Delhi, they would wait for the outcome of Sunday’s meeting.“If talks fail on that day, we will go ahead. But till that time we will maintain status quo and expect security forces to adopt restraint and avoid any shelling at the Shambhu barrier where our farmers are camping,” he said.Also read: Farmers at Shambhu Barrier Vow Not to Return Until Centre Enacts a Law on MSPPunjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, who was also present during the meeting, also raised the matter on the suspension of internet in three districts of Punjab bordering Haryana, saying that it caused problems for students who had to write exams and affected normal life.Mann said such a move was not necessary when farmers were camping peacefully. He asked the Union government to restore the internet since talks were progressing in a positive direction, his office said.On the other hand Union agriculture minister Arjun Munda, who represented the Union government along with commerce minister Piyush Goyal and junior home minister, Nityanand Rai, did not say much except that the talks were held in a positive atmosphere. “We all were working for peaceful resolution,” Munda said.Meanwhile, several farmers’ unions, including SKM splinter groups – other than those camping at the Punjab-Haryana borders – have called for a Gramin Bharat Bandh today, to press for their demands before the Centre.The impact of the call is already seen in Punjab as government and private buses operators will pause operations. The Punjab Petrol Dealers Association too has supported the call and decided to close fuel stations in the state. All agriculture and commercial activities are expected to cease.