Peasant protest: The protest has entered the seventh day
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- Farmers on Tuesday rejected the center’s proposal to form a 5-member panel
- They told the government that such committees have not produced results.
- Thousands of farmers began their protest against the new laws last week
New Delhi:
Farmers’ organizations are gathering on one of the Delhi-Haryana borders to decide their strategy, a day after they rejected the center’s second launch for a committee to discuss the controversial farm laws against which they have been holding mass protests nearby. from Delhi. The protest, the largest by farmers in years, has entered the seventh day, with thousands of people from various states camping on the outskirts of Delhi. Meanwhile, Union Interior Minister Amit Shah will meet Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and his cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal at their home to discuss yesterday’s meeting with farmers.
Here are the top 10 updates on the farmers’ protest:
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32 groups of farmers are gathering on the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu.
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Peasant leaders on Tuesday rejected the government’s proposal to form a five-member committee to examine objections and study concerns. They told the government that such committees have not led to results and results in the past. “Now is not the time for a committee,” the sources told farmers’ representatives at the meeting with three central ministers on Tuesday night.
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Piyush Goyal and Junior Industry Minister Som Parkash had met with the team of 35 farmers. The government asked the agricultural unions to include a detailed criticism in the statutes and to articulate the objections in detail.
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“We wanted a small group, but they (the farmers) said they would talk together. That doesn’t matter to us. We would like them to end the protest and come to dialogue. But this depends on the farmers,” said Agriculture Minister Narendra. Tomar said after the meeting.
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A key route in east Delhi, connecting the capital with Noida in Uttar Pradesh, was closed as around 300 farmers from different parts of Uttar Pradesh continued their sit-in on the Noida-Delhi border for a second day. The protesting farmers said that large groups are heading to Delhi from Agra and Etawah from UP. The crowd at the Delhi-Noida border is much smaller compared to other border points. The Delhi traffic police have asked people to use alternative routes to travel to Noida.
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In addition to the border areas of the capital, demonstrations are also taking place in a field designated for farmers’ protests outside Delhi.
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Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Farmers Union has called for a statewide agitation tomorrow against the farm laws.
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A group of Punjab’s top athletes and coaches said they will return their awards and march to Delhi on December 5 in solidarity with farmers. “They have maintained a peaceful unrest for several months. But water cannons and tear gas projectiles were used against them,” said Olympic hockey player and Arjuna laureate Sajjan Singh Cheema.
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On Tuesday morning, Amit Shah met with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar at the home of BJP chief JP Nadda. This was the third high-level meeting in 48 hours.
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Thousands of farmers, who have defied water cannons, tear gas and police barricades, began their protest last week against agricultural laws, with the aim of ending middlemen and allowing them to sell products anywhere in the country. Farmers say the laws will deprive them of minimum prices set by the government and leave them at the mercy of companies.
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