“We do not accept the condition of your proposal (from the government). We are ready to speak, but we will not accept any conditions now,” said Gurnam Singh Chadhoni, chairman of the Haryana unit for the Bhartiya Kisan Union.
Darshan Pal, Punjab President of Krantikari Kisan Union, said: “The government has invited us to speak with the conditions. The environment for a conversation should be created. We will not speak if there are any conditions.”
Surjeet S Phul, President of BKU Krantikari (Punjab) said: “Instead of going to open the jail in Burari, we have decided that we will do gherao in Delhi by blocking 5 main entry points to Delhi.”
He also added: “We have a 4-month ration with us, so nothing to worry about. Our Operations Committee will decide everything.”
In addition, clearing the doubts of seeking an alliance with any political party, Phul told reporters: “We have decided that we will not allow any leader of a political party to speak on our stage, be it Congress, BJP, AAP or other parties. Our Committee will allow other organizations that support us to speak if they follow our rules. “
He also added: “We want to apologize to the media for unknowingly misbehaving towards them by some protesters. To avoid such situations in the future, we have decided that after each meeting, we will publish an official press release for the media.”
After spending another night in the cold, thousands of farmers continued to protest the Center’s new farm laws for the fourth day in a row on Sunday, staying at the Singhu and Tikri border points, even as their leaders deliberated on their future course of action on the proposed talks with the government.
Union Interior Minister Amit Shah had appealed to the farmers to move to the Burari field and said that the Center was ready to hold talks with them as soon as they moved to the designated location.
“The government has proposed to meet on December 3 for the fourth time. So, the talks are already underway, no one should think that the government is not ready for it. It is open to talks, the farmers’ unions should create an environment for it. agitation and choosing conversations, “said Union Agriculture Min Narendra Tomar.
“The condition presented for the talks is an insult to farmers. We will never go to Burari (Delhi). It is not a park, but an open jail,” replied Surjeet Singh Phul on the offer of the Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah. , to hold conversations before December 3.
A delegation of farmers has been invited for a discussion on December 3, he said, adding that now that some of his unions have demanded that the talks take place immediately, the central government is ready to do so as soon as the protesters move. to the ground in Burari.
“If the government takes farmers’ demands seriously, it must stop imposing conditions, it must stop assuming that the dialogue may be about explaining to farmers about the benefits of the laws,” said a representative from All India Kisan. . Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), a coordinating body of farmer groups.
Joginder Singh, President of Bhartiya Kisan Ektagrah, “We are sitting on the borders. Our demand is that the government withdraw the agricultural laws and we will not accept anything less than that.”
Raising anti-government slogans, farmers protested at the border amid a heavy police presence. The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) offered food to the agitated farmers.
“There is a crucial meeting today to decide the future course of action. We will stay until then and decide accordingly. In any situation, we will not cancel the protest until our demands are met,” Brij Singh, one of the farmers on the border of Singhu said.
Meanwhile, farmers who had arrived at Nirankarai Samagam Ground in Burari on Saturday continued to protest there.
“Our leaders are holding a meeting. We will follow what they decide. IF the government wants to speak, they must hold talks immediately without any conditions,” said an agitated farmer.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh also called Shah’s offer to hold discussions as soon as possible in the best interest of the agricultural community and the nation at large.
On Saturday, he had urged the farmers to accept the appeal and move to the designated place for their protest.
The peasants have come prepared for a long journey, their vehicles loaded with rations, utensils, duvets and blankets for the cold and equipped with uniform charging points for their phones.
“In recent days, many protesters have come from far away and the supply with them is shrinking. To make it easier for them not to starve, they must get their adequate requirements and their daily needs must be met. We are providing these vehicles, in fact our own staff has joined them and helps them with the distribution.
“The Burari DDA site has already been designated as the protest site and when they want to move, we will be facilitating their movement,” said Gaurav Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North).
On Friday, police used tear gas shells, water cannons, and multi-layered barriers to block protesters as some farmers threw stones and broke through barricades in their determination to advance as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, but on Saturday he remained silent.
But the tension lingered with restless crowds milling around the city limits and beyond, settling in from another night in the cold.
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