As protests against the central government’s controversial new agricultural reforms continue to intensify in the national capital, large groups of farmers on the Singhu and Ghazipur borders began hitting utensils on Sunday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio address, ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
On Sunday morning, large processions of farmers were seen marching camped along Delhi’s borders, beating utensils and chanting slogans against Prime Minister Modi and the central government.
Farmers protesting against the Center’s new agricultural laws on the Singhu border beat the utensils. Agricultural leaders had urged people to hit utensils during the prime minister’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio show, in the same way that the prime minister had asked people in March to hit the ‘thalis’ (plates of steel). pic.twitter.com/hqhL8Rl4M7
– The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) December 27, 2020
Earlier this week, several peasant leaders had called on people across the country to join them in boycotting Prime Minister Modi’s radio show on December 27 by beating the ‘thaalis’, in the same way as the Prime Minister had asked the country to hit the utensils during the first days. of coronavirus-induced blockade.
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In announcing his next move, the farmers’ leader, Jagjeet Singh Dalewala, said that the collection of tolls would stop on the Haryana roads between December 25 and 27, PTI reported. He had also urged people to skip a meal in solidarity with farmers protesting on Wednesday for National Farmers Day.
Farmers hitting utensils on the Delhi border during PM Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ program on Sunday. (📸 Prem Nath Pandey) pic.twitter.com/v0BfjlYZrx
– The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) December 27, 2020
“From December 25 to 27 we will not allow all the toll booths in Haryana to collect tolls, we will prevent them from doing so. On December 27, our prime minister will say his ‘Mann ki baat’ and we want to call on the people to hit the ‘thalis’ during his speech, in the same way that the prime minister had asked the country to hit the utensils for the coronavirus ”, the Bharatiya. The leader of the Kisan Union (BKU) told reporters.
Farmers on the Singhu border have started beating utensils. pic.twitter.com/bAchNd9YA1
– Sandeep Singh (@PunYaab) December 27, 2020
On Saturday, protesting farmers’ unions decided to resume dialogue with the Center and proposed December 29 as the date for the next round of talks, said farmer leader Rakesh Tikait.
So far, five rounds of talks have already taken place between protesting farmers and the government, but the stalemate has continued with farmers refusing to accept anything less than a total repeal of the three laws in question, which they fear. leave them at the mercy of corporations by weakening the mandi and MSP systems.
with PTI inputs
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