Farmers unions protesting at various points along the Delhi border said on Friday that they will hold a tractor march on January 6 if the repeal of the three farm laws is not decided in the next round of meetings on January 4. “It seems the government is taking the …
Read More »The government says consensus was reached with farmer leaders on 2 out of 4 issues; next round of talks on January 4
Union ministers who held the sixth round of talks with the 40 protesting farmers’ unions on Wednesday told farmers that the process to repeal a law is a lengthy one and proposed setting up a committee to examine the three new agricultural reforms. The next meeting with farmers will be …
Read More »Farmers’ unions agree to come back to the table: next round of talks Tuesday
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is ready to hold talks on “issues, logic and facts” with farmers protesting against the new farm laws, farmers’ unions announced the resumption of talks on 29 from December. Following deliberations on the government’s offer for the talks, farmers’ unions, …
Read More »With Yes No posters, a silent protest by farmers at the government meeting
Peasant leaders held a short silent protest using ‘Yes / No’ signs to communicate New Delhi: With signs of “Yes” and “No”, angry farmers quietly protested at the meeting with the government on the new farm laws. The central problem for farmers has been the elimination of the three laws, …
Read More »‘We brought our own food,’ say peasant leaders, rejecting food or tea offered by the government at Vigyan Bhawan meeting
Peasant leaders who went to Vigyan Bhawan on Thursday for their crucial meeting with the Center on the new agricultural laws are not accepting food or tea offered by the government, one leader told ANI. A video has also emerged of farmer leaders sharing food they brought with them. The …
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