Farmers’ Protest LIVE Updates: Thousands of farmers have been camping on the borders of Delhi for almost four weeks demanding the repeal of the Center’s three agricultural laws. Several rounds of talks have failed to end the stalemate between farmers and the government.
The latest updates from Farmers’ Protest: The center writes to protesting farmers’ unions inviting them to the next round of talks and asking them to choose the date, the news agency reported. PTI. According The Indian Express , the Union government has invited representatives of agitated farmers to a meeting at Vidyan Bhawan in Delhi at their convenience.
Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan), one of Punjab’s largest farmers’ organizations protesting recent farm laws, said Sunday that a central agency had asked it to submit details of its registration that allow it to receive foreign funds.
The president of the BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan), Joginder Ugrahan, and his general secretary, Sukhdev Singh, revealed about the lawsuit of the Union government alleging that the Center is using all tactics as its sole purpose is to defeat the unrest in course.
“Farmers will begin a one-day relay hunger strike on Monday at all protest sites against the new farm laws. It will be started by an 11-member team at the protest sites here, “Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav told a news conference on the Singhu border. He also urged people demonstrating against the laws throughout the country to observe a day-long hunger strike at their respective protest sites.
Announcing the next step, Farmer Leader Jagjeet Singh Dalewala said that farmers will stop collecting tolls on Haryana’s roads from December 25 to 27.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is likely to meet with protesting farmers on Monday or Tuesday to discuss their demands, news agency PTI He quotes Interior Minister Amit Shah as saying: “I am not exactly aware of the moment, but it is likely that Tomar will meet with the representatives of the farmers tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to discuss their demands,” Shah said at a press conference. .
The leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, Rakesh Tikait, said on Sunday that Kisan Diwas will be celebrated on December 23. “I urge people to skip a meal that day,” he said.
The president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Manjit Singh Rai, was quoted on Sunday as saying that the farmers’ unions, protesting against the three agricultural laws put forward by the Center, “are not seeing any pragmatic change from the government.”
“The government is delaying our matter unnecessarily. They should have repealed the laws by now and sent the farmers back to their homes. Although the government has stated that before the new year begins there would be a solution, pragmatically speaking, we do not see anything hopeful or close to that, “he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with farmers on the birthday anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 25, the BJP said, adding that the party will celebrate kisan samvad in more than 2,500 locations in Uttar Pradesh. In a statement issued on Saturday, the party said it has stepped up its preparations for this.
UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and party leader Radha Mohan Singh held a virtual meeting in this regard with party officials from parts of the state. Radha Mohan Singh said that the government led by Narendra Modi is dedicated to the well-being of the poor and farmers.
“If the amount of social assistance provided by the Modi government had been done in the past, the condition of the farmers would have been better,” Singh said. He accused opposition parties of spreading lies about the new farm laws.
There may be a way out for the next round of talks between the government and farmers’ unions protesting the Center’s new farm laws in a day or two, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said after meeting with the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday.
This is the second time that Haryana’s chief minister has met Tomar at his residence since the protests broke out more than three weeks ago, a state government official told PTI, adding that he had met with the union minister. December 8th.
“In a day or two, there may be a way out for the talks. The government is ready to discuss whether the farmers’ union leaders go beyond yes or no,” Khattar said in a statement from the Haryana government.
“There can be no solution within the limit of ‘yes or no’. Solutions can only be found after discussing specific issues. We are hopeful for a positive outcome,” he added.
The chief minister said he had a discussion with Tomar about ongoing farmer protests. “The effort is to find solutions through dialogue,” he said.
“Farmers are our own people and I fully identify with them. I asked the Union agriculture minister to update him on the input I received from some people who also knew me and shared some more changes (in agricultural laws)” Khattar said. , according to the statement.
The government may think about changes to farm laws more than it has, he added.
On the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal dispute, Khattar urged Punjab farmers to take the matter seriously. He said that crops in Punjab are damaged due to excess water and therefore this problem must be solved.
The meeting comes a day after BJP leader and former Union minister Chaudhary Birender Singh joined a protest in support of farmers in Haryana’s Rohtak.
The dharna was organized by the members of Sir Chhotu Ram Manch. Singh is the grandson of Sir Chhotu Ram, a prominent Jat leader from the pre-independence era who championed the interests of farmers.
Farmers from different parts of the country, including Haryana and Punjab, have been camping at various border points in Delhi for three weeks to demand the repeal of three recent agricultural laws.
They are concerned that these laws will remove the minimum support price (MSP) safety net, eliminate the “mandi” (wholesale market) system, and leave them at the “mercy of big business” – fears the government has been insisting on. out of place.
Meanwhile, farmers camping on the Delhi-Noida border in protests against the Center’s three recent farm laws on Saturday burned copies of an open letter from the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who wrote to them in an attempt for pacifying them.
A group of members of the transgender community also joined the farmers at their protest site on the Chilla border during the day and entertained them with songs and dances, some of them also criticizing the government for its allegedly inflexible attitude on the agricultural laws.
Dozens of protesters from various districts of western Uttar Pradesh have been camping on the Chilla border here and in a nearby Dalit Prerna Sthal since the first week of December.
As members of the Bharatiya Kisan (Bhanu) Union, who are on the border of Chilla, burned copies of the minister’s letter, Yogesh Pratap Singh, the head of the UP unit of the farmers group, said: The protest does not it will end until all three laws are fulfilled. repealed.
Meanwhile, the movement of traffic on the Noida-Delhi link highway through the Chilla border remained disrupted as only one carriageway was open and the other closed to travelers due to unrest.
The Noida to Delhi lane is closed, but the other lane (Delhi to Noida) is open. Other routes between Delhi and Noida, DND and Kalindi Kunj are open to travelers, said an official with the Noida Traffic Police.
On Saturday, a group of farmers from the Eta district also joined the BKU (Bhanu) led demonstration on the Chilla border, while dozens of BKU (Lok Shakti) members stayed at Dalit Prerna Sthal.
A group of farmers from the adjoining Bulandshahr district had tried to move to Delhi via Greater Noida and Noida to join the larger protest sites on the Delhi-Haryana border, but were detained by police, authorities said.
These protesters had gathered at the Luharli Toll Plaza in the Dadri area, where the police officers pacified them and convinced them to return home. They agreed to return after submitting a memorandum of their demands to officers, a police spokesman said.
Normal traffic was soon restored at the toll plaza, the official added.
The protesters who have gathered on the Noida border want to head to Delhi to join the larger sites of unrest on the Delhi-Haryana border.
Thousands of farmers are currently on Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in protest against the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020, the Farmers’ Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and Agricultural Services, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.
They have expressed apprehension that these laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them “at the mercy” of large corporations.
However, the government has argued that the new laws will provide better opportunities for farmers and usher in new technologies in agriculture.
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