Ongoing protests by farmers demanding an immediate withdrawal of the three farm laws that they fear would corporatize agriculture continued through the 23rd with no signs of change on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing an Assocham event, reiterated once again that the laws are benefiting farmers and not otherwise as the opposition is trying to project. Haryana Prime Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and said a new round of talks could soon take place.
Here are the farmer updates from the 23rd day of the protest
1. Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar after meeting with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday expressed hope that the next round of talks could be held in the next 2-3 days. “A solution to this problem (farmers’ protest) must be found through discussion. I have said that this problem should be solved soon, ”Khattar said. Many farmers protesting the laws are from Haryana.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the reforms introduced by the laws are benefiting farmers. “The agricultural reforms started six months ago have started to benefit farmers,” he said.
3. Rajasthan MP Hanuman Beniwal resigned from three parliamentary committees in support of the ongoing unrest.
Four. Beniwal’s Rashtriya Loktantrik party has decided to lead a two lakh march of farmers from Rajasthan to Delhi on December 26.
5. All of India Kian Sangharsh’s coordinating committee campaigning on the Ghazipur border said they will block both sides of the road if their negotiation with the local administration on the tractor movement is not fruitful.
6. The Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, is now in West Bengal. On Saturday, he had lunch at a farmer’s home, which amid ongoing farmers’ protest is a vindication of the government’s claim that farmers are the top priority of this rule.
7. On Friday, some farmers participated in a “symbolic suicide” protest in Noida.
8. A group of volunteers on the Singhu border has launched the Trolley Times newsletter to dispel misconceptions about farm laws.
9. A library-cultural center has been set up on the Singhu border so that the protesters, the children who have come to Delhi can study.
10. As the government reiterates its commitment to the MSP, the leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, Rakesh Tikait, has said that farmers are not receiving the remunerative price of their products, leading them to commit suicide.
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