Peasant leader Shiv Kumar Kakka also said that there was nothing new in the government’s proposal and that it was “completely rejected” by the “Sanyukta Kisan Committee”. If the three agricultural laws are not removed, the farmers will block all the roads leading to Delhi one by one, Kakka said. Union leaders called the proposal an “insult” to the country’s farmers. However, they said that if the government sends a new proposal for talks, they can consider it. The sixth round of talks between the government and agricultural union leaders scheduled for Wednesday was canceled. According to union leaders, all farmers in North India will receive a new call for “Delhi Chalo” (march to Delhi) by December 14, while those in the South will be asked to protest at the district headquarters. They said that all toll plazas across the country will be free on December 12.
ROUNDUP | Peasant leaders on Wednesday rejected the government’s proposal to amend three controversial farm laws and announced they would intensify their agitation by blocking the Jaipur-Delhi and Delhi-Agra highways by Saturday and raising it to a national protest on December 14. They have been demonstrating since late last month on reforms enacted in September that relaxed rules on the sale, prices and storage of agricultural products that had protected farmers from an unfettered free market for decades.
The draft proposal has been sent to 13 agricultural union leaders, including Joginder Singh Urgrahan of BKU (Ekta Ugrahan), one of the largest of the nearly 40 unions in agitation. “The farmers’ unions have received the draft proposal from the government,” Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait told PTI. He is one of many union leaders involved in ongoing negotiations with the government.
Govt Offers Written MSP Guarantee and Amendments on 7 Issues | The government in a draft proposal said that an amendment can be made in which state governments can register traders who operate outside the mandis. States can also impose taxes and royalties as used in the APMC (Agricultural Products Market Committee) mandis. Concerned that farmers may be misled as anyone with just a PAN card can trade outside of APMC mandis, the government said that to rule out such arrests, state governments may have the power to register such traders and establish rules taking into account the local situation of farmers.
‘We made decisions unanimously’: Farmer Leader | “We made decisions unanimously. It is about consensus and not majority,” farmer leader Shiv Kumar Kakka said on Wednesday, explaining why the unions “completely” rejected the government’s proposal to amend the new farm laws. He also said that there were no differences between the farmers’ unions, as reported by a section of the media. At the farmers’ representatives meeting on Wednesday afternoon, all agreed that the three new laws will be scrapped and a specific law on the Minimum Subsistence Price (MSP) will be enacted, he said. read more
In the draft proposal sent to 13 agitated farmers’ unions, the government also said it was ready to provide all necessary clarifications on its concerns, but did not mention anything about repealing the laws. Interior Minister Amit Shah, in Tuesday night’s meeting with 13 union leaders, had said that the government would send a draft proposal on key issues raised by farmers regarding the three farm laws, despite the fact that the meeting failed to break the ice with the agricultural union leaders who are insisting on repealing these laws. The picture shows Karnataka farmers participating in a protest rally to push for the repeal of the Center’s agricultural laws in Bengaluru.
China and Pakistan behind the protests: Minister | Union Minister Raosaheb Danve claimed that China and Pakistan were behind the ongoing protests by farmers, seeking the repeal of three new agricultural laws. He also alleged that Muslims were previously misled about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Registry of Citizens, but since those efforts were unsuccessful, farmers were now being told that they would face losses due to the new laws.
According to union leaders, all farmers in North India will receive a new call for “Delhi Chalo” (march to Delhi) by December 14, while those in the South will be asked to protest at the district headquarters. They said that all toll plazas across the country will be free on December 12.
Farmers to block major highways on Saturday | Peasant leaders announced on Wednesday that they would intensify their agitation by blocking the Jaipur-Delhi and Delhi-Agra highways by Saturday, and escalating to a national protest on December 14. The sixth round of talks between the government and agricultural union leaders scheduled for Wednesday was canceled.
On apprehensions about the elimination of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime and the shift from trading to private players, the government said it is ready to give a written guarantee that the existing MSP will continue. At a press conference, peasant leader Shiv Kumar Kakka said there was nothing new in the government’s proposal and that it was “completely rejected” by the “Sanyukta Kisan Committee” at its meeting on Wednesday.
After the Union Interior Minister Amit Shah’s meeting with peasant leaders last night, the government submitted the proposal offering to make necessary amendments on at least seven issues, including one to allay fears about the weakening of the mandi system. The government said that an amendment can be made in which state governments can register traders who operate outside of mandis. States can also impose taxes and royalties as used in the APMC (Agricultural Products Market Committee) mandis.
The opposition meets the president | The Opposition, which has been supporting the farmers’ uproar and had supported Tuesday’s’ Bharat bandh ‘, reached out to President Ram Nath Kovind. A five-member delegation that included Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi, PCN Chief Sharad Pawar, and CPI (M) Secretary General Sitaram Yechury, met with the president to call for the repeal of the agricultural laws against which thousands of farmers have been protesting on the borders of the national capital for the past 13 days. The Shiromani Akali Dal alleged that the Center packaged “old wine in a new bottle” and said that the farmers had correctly rejected the proposal.
Farmers reject government offer and protest on 14 | Peasant leaders on Wednesday rejected a government offer of amendments to new farm laws and a “written guarantee” on the continuation of the MSP system, saying there was nothing new in it, and vowed to intensify their agitation by blocking key roads that they link Delhi and a country. protest on December 14. The sixth round of talks between the Center and the agitated farmers’ unions scheduled for Wednesday was canceled, but the two sides maintained they were open to dialogue.
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