Read more about Gehlot slams Centre, says farmers forced to welcome New Year out on roads on Business Standard. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot slammed the BJP-led government for not resolving the issue of agitating farmers and said that farmers are forced to welcome New Year out on roads
Farmers demonstrating against the Centre s new agri laws on Monday performed yoga on the Delhi-Noida Link Road at the Chilla border where they have been camping for 28 days now. The road remained closed for Noida to Delhi movement but was open for commuters travelling from Delhi to Noida, according to a police official. At the Dalit Prerna Sthal, farmers belonging to BKU (Lok Shakti) and hailing from various districts of western Uttar Pradesh continued their agitation and submitted a memorandum of their demands addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration. The memorandum has been submitted to Additional District Magistrate Diwakar Singh and mentions the demands of our farmers union including the withdrawal of the three new farm laws, legislation on minimum support price (MSP) of crops and formation of a kisaan aayog among others, BKU (Lok Shakti) spokesperson Shailesh Kumar Giri said.
Farmers Protest December 27: Delhi CM Kejriwal addresses protesters at Singhu border
18:16 PM IST: Chief Minister of Delhi and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal arrived at the Guru Tegh Bahadur memorial at Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) border on Sunday to extend support to the ongoing farmers agitation.
(Inputs from Aishwarya Paliwal)
18:11 PM IST: In a press release on Sunday, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) said farmers beat thalis across locations in India to drown the sound of PM s lies in his radio address Mann ki Baat. , @ YogendraYadav #MannKiBaat | #FarmersProtests pic.twitter.com/0HK3MqMEMQ Swaraj India (@ SwarajIndia) December 27, 2020
Centre extends fresh invite to protesting farmer unions
Published : Dec 25, 2020, 6:45 am IST
Updated : Dec 25, 2020, 6:45 am IST
The government had earlier written to the farmers’ unions on Sunday, inviting them for the sixth round of talks as per their convenience
Farmers during their protest against the Center s new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. (PTI)
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday extended a fresh invite to protesting farmer unions for talks, but made it clear that it would not be logical to include any new demand related to minimum support price (MSP) in the agenda, adding that it was out of the purview of three new agriculture laws. The Centre said that the new laws have no connection with the price regime nor would they have any impact on the procurement of farm produce at fixed rates.
Representatives of Kisan Sena from 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh met Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday and extended their support to the new laws. The representatives of Kisan Sena have urged the Union Agriculture Minister not to repeal the three agricultural reform laws on any condition. Addressing the representatives of the farmers organisations, Tomar said the opposition parties who have not been able to do anything for the welfare for the farmers, despite being in the power for a long time, are raising questions on the reforms today. Baghpat MP and former Union Minister Satyapal Singh, Kisan Mazdoor Sangh president Chaudhary Prakash Tomar, vice president Thakur Rajendra Singh, general secretary Baburam Ram Tyagi, Kisan Sena national convenor Gaurishankar Singh and other officials were also present in the meeting.