Farmers ‘agitation against the central government’s agricultural reforms has entered the 16th. Farmers’ unions located on the borders of the national capital have threatened to block the railroad tracks across the country if the reforms are not removed. The unions also said they would occupy the toll plaza and block the Jaipur-Delhi highway on Saturday and organize protests from December 14.
Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar again appealed to farmers to resume talks, saying the government is egoless and will always be open to dialogue.
“A law is never entirely good or bad. Therefore, we have tabled amendments to the provisions that farmers were suspicious about during discussions, ”Tomar said. He added that the government remains committed to the well-being of farmers and has introduced these reforms to increase income and increase agriculture’s share of GDP.
Meanwhile, the number of farmers on the Delhi-Haryana borders is increasing every day and unions are urging more and more farmers to join the agitation to increase pressure on the government to remove the new reforms that were introduced in September. .
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An Amritsar-based restaurant offers meals to protesters on the Ghazipur border
An Amritsar-based restaurant is providing meals to restless farmers on the Ghazipur border. This comes after a free medical camp was established on the Singhu border due to the prevailing coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in the country. Jagga, the head of the restaurant, told the ANI news agency that food will be provided to the farmers until they are at the border.
Two policemen leading the police force at Singhu border test Covid + ve
Delhi police said on Friday that two IPS officers leading the police force at the Singhu border, where farmers are protesting against the three agricultural laws, have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19). One DCP and one additional DCP have also been diagnosed with the disease, he added.
SAD condemns the Center’s refusal to withdraw agricultural laws
The head of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Sukhbir Singh Badal, condemned the Center’s stance not to withdraw the three agricultural laws and that the press conference held by the Center showed that it was against the country’s ‘annadatta’.
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