My life is dedicated to farmers. Their wellbeing is the mission of my life: CM @ChouhanShivraj #Shivraj4Peace https://t.co/3bFwEcasfx — CMO Madhya Pradesh (@CMMadhyaPradesh) 1497077539000

I can feel the pain of caning farmers and genuinely want to stop this violence: CM @ChouhanShivraj #Shivraj4Peace https://t.co/cvjShDnkJE — CMO Madhya Pradesh (@CMMadhyaPradesh) 1497078069000

I request people not to burn up the state. All problems can be resolved peacefully: CM @ChouhanShivraj… https://t.co/zJxiv1KUPq — CMO Madhya Pradesh (@CMMadhyaPradesh) 1497077555000

NEW DELHI: Hashtagging his fasting campaign with the slogan "#Shivraj4Peace" on Twitter, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday that he's begun his fast, and added that he will "continue to fast until normalcy is restored" in the tense state.Madhya Pradesh is reeling after six farmers were killed in clashes with police earlier this week in Mandsaur after farmers' organizations began protesting, demanding better prices for farm produce and loan waivers."I will be sitting here to spread love and discuss problem of people," Chouhan said.He added that Madhya Pradesh "cannot progress without its farmers", that his government will offer them the best prices for their produce and that "no land will be acquired without the consent of farmers."Farmers' organisations in the state began protests on June 1."More than 65 percent of our population is dependent on farming. The state can't progress without farmers," Chouhan said upon reaching Bhopal 's Dussehra Maidan, to commence the "indefinite fast" he announced on Friday.The chief minister reiterated that he wants farmers to come and talk to him at the Maidan."A protest is valid (only) when the government doesn't listen. I'm sitting here to talk to you all. Come and talk to me," he said, adding that he plans to conduct all his work from the Maidan while he's fasting.While Chouhan's government is under fire for the alleged police violence that took place in Mandsaur , the chief minister alleged that he would find and punish the "real culprits"."My life is dedicated to farmers. Their well-being is the mission of my life...I request people not to burn up the state. All problems can be resolved peacefully," Chouhan said.