LIVE updates from farmers’ protest: ‘Conspiracy in Delhi’ to confuse farmers, says Modi in Kutch, claims opposition is deceiving them

Farmers protest LATEST UpdatesPrime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Kutch farmers in Gujarat on Tuesday and said the Opposition is spreading fears, adding that the Government of India is always committed to the well-being of farmers. He said: “The agricultural reforms that have been carried out are exactly what farmers’ bodies and even the opposition have been calling for over the years. The Government of India is always committed to the well-being of farmers and we will continue assuring them and addressing their concerns. “

Two Punjab farmers returning to Patiala from a protest site near Delhi’s borders were killed in an accident early Tuesday morning after a truck struck their tractor-car in Haryana’s Karnal district, he said. police. Another farmer was injured in the incident that took place at the Taraori overpass, they said, adding that a few more in the cart escaped with minor injuries.

A daily loss of Rs 3,000-3,500 crore is causing the region’s economies in the value chain and transportation disruption due to protests, according to rough estimates from ASSOCHAM.

Uttar Prime Minister of Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath said the farmers movement now appears to be pursuing the “cause of tukde tukde gang “, adding that those who want to create unrest, anarchy and division in this country are now trying to mislead farmers.

More than 2,000 women from the families of the Singhu border protesters here are likely to join the rally in the coming days.

Some members of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Samajwadi Party have alleged that the police prevented them from holding demonstrations in support of farmers protesting the Center’s new land reform laws. AAP spokesman Sanjeev Nigam alleged that the chairman of his party’s district unit, Bhupendra Jadaun, was placed under house arrest at his home in Noida.

Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that dialogue is the only way forward to end the stalemate with protesting farmers. He appealed to them to understand the agricultural laws and make no mistake.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with members of the farming community, including Sikh farmers in Gujarat, during a visit to the Kutch district on Tuesday, a day after union leaders observed a hunger strike on Monday.

The hunger strike, observed by 40 farmers’ union leaders from 8 am to 5 pm, won the support of Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the Center wants discussions on agricultural laws to be held “clause by clause”. However, the agricultural unions, which organized a peaceful Bharat Bandh last Tuesday against the laws, have repeatedly stressed that they want nothing less than a total repeal.

Meanwhile, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, who is leading the protests at Delhi’s border points, distributed Hindi-language flyers to travelers on the Jaipur-Delhi Highway near the Haryana-Rajasthan borders, where hundreds of farmers have been camping for almost hours. last three weeks, to convey their apologies, and also reiterate their demand for a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

“Blocking roads, causing inconvenience to the public is not our goal,” read their brochures. “We are sitting here under obligation. However, we do apologize with folded hands if our agitation has caused you any inconvenience.”

Agricultural unions escalated their ongoing unrest in various parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on Monday by engaging in speedy demonstrations and organizing demonstrations, leading to traffic problems that lasted for several hours in some places, particularly paralyzing the transport on NH-8, the main link between Rajasthan and Delhi.