Ahead of the Center’s seventh round of meetings with farmers protesting the three farm laws on Monday, the Union for Agriculture Minister of State (MoS) Kailash Choudhary said Saturday that a solution would emerge during the talks and that the ongoing commotion would end. Choudhary said the laws, which were …
Read More »Coldest night in 15 years, hot slogan, calls to relatives keep Singhu warm
It’s 11 pm on December 31, mercury creeping toward 1.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the capital in 15 years. At the Singhu protest site, farmers are preparing to ring in the New Year with hymns from the Gurbani, hot tea, and some gusty slogans. Hundreds walk to the stage, …
Read More »Farmers’ protest live updates: Sindhu and Tikri borders continue to be blocked – live update
With the seventh round of talks between the farmer groups and the central government taking place on Monday, the farmer groups said on Friday they would intensify their agitation if the government did not resolve their demands to repeal the three controversial agricultural reforms and a legal guarantee of Minimum …
Read More »First thaw in the cold: underline the agreement, compromise language
After more than a month and five rounds of cold talk, there was some conciliation and progress in resolving the standoff, and much more cordiality between the farmers’ unions and the government on Wednesday. For the first time, there were some conclusions: a perceptible change in gesture on the part …
Read More »The government agrees with the energy subsidy, stubble restrictions; talks on MSP, repeal to continue
Moving forward in talks for the first time since farmers who oppose the new farm laws showed up on the doorstep of Delhi more than a month ago, the Center said on Wednesday that there had been “mutual consensus” on two of the four demands made by the farmer. unions. …
Read More »Government, farmers reach common ground, but talks remain stalled on MSP and repeal of laws
In the first signs towards a resolution to the concerns of protesting farmers, the Center and farmer representatives reached consensus Wednesday on two issues: increasing electricity rates and penalties for stubble burning. However, the meeting, which lasted more than five hours, did not manage to get out of the deadlock …
Read More »10 Unique Strategies of Delhi Chalo Farmers’ Protest
4. Put the ball in the center court An important strategy that has fueled the protests has been their success in moving the ball to the Center court and forcing it to respond. According to union leaders, narratives have previously spread that farmers are not interested in speaking to the …
Read More »Farmers protests: sixth round of talks today; Unions want the repeal of the laws and a greater MSP
The Union government will hold the sixth round of talks with protesting farmers’ unions on Wednesday, a fresh attempt to resolve a politically defiant strike by farmers who have surrounded the capital and want three recent farm laws in favor of reform. Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal had sent a letter …
Read More »Farmers protest: Singhu and Tikri borders remain completely blocked
The traffic situation on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border and on the Delhi-Noida border remained the same on Tuesday, with normal vehicular movement for motorists leaving Delhi, but blocked for those heading towards the capital. The Singhu and Tikri borders, however, remain completely blocked due to ongoing farmer agitation. Deputy Police Commissioner …
Read More »Farmers’ Protest Highlights: Farmers Agree on Government Proposal for Talks Wednesday; ‘wall of lies’ will fall soon, says Tomar
The protesting farmers’ unions agreed Monday on a government proposal to hold the next round of discussion on the new farm laws on December 30. However, they insisted that the meeting’s agenda should include the discussion of the modalities to repeal the three laws. Hours earlier, the Center had invited …
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