The farmers later started gathering at the Anaj Mandi and also tried to block the Ambala-Hisar highway.
Meanwhile, in Bahal town, farmers staged a protest when Dalal went to a village to address a public meeting. The farmers had planned to show black flags to the minister, but the police stopped the agitators away from the route leading to the venue of the public meeting. Sources in the farm unions said they will show black flags to the CM when he will go to the village on December 27.
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The Indian Express, Dalal claimed that it was the handiwork of the opposition parties who are “not accepting the mandate as Modi ji and BJP are winning one after another election”.
“Representatives of different farmers’ bodies had come to tell that the laws are good and are in the interest of farmers. They had come to urge the government not make any amendments to the laws,” Tomar said after meeting the two groups. “I am hopeful they (protesting farmers’ unions) will soon complete their internal discussions and come forward for talks. We will be able to find a solution successfully.”
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Cong seeks President’s intervention for annulling farm laws; to submit memorandum on Dec 24
The Congress on Tuesday sought President Ram Nath Kovind’s intervention for withdrawal of the three farm laws and said a memorandum signed by two crore farmers would be handed over to him on December 24 by a party delegation led by Rahul Gandhi. The Congress has been supporting the farmers agitation and seeking the withdrawal of the Central farm legislations. A delegation of opposition leaders, including
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Ahead of the Jal Adhikar rally, thousands of plastic chairs were set up, banners explaining the clauses of the three farm laws were placed in corners and a band performed folk songs as farmers waited for Khattar to arrive.
While the rally was held to seek farmers’ support for a five-decade dispute between Punjab and Haryana over their share of the surplus Ravi and Beas waters, the farm laws were on everyone’s minds.
Ranbeer Singh, a farmer who had come from Pota village in Mahendragarh district. said, “MSP and Kisan Mandi are very important for us… though we think Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not do anything bad for us… The government should also ensure that private players are not given a free hand as they have a habit of exploiting people in the long run.”
URL copied Will quit politics if someone tries to abolish MSP : Manohar Lal Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has strongly defended the new new farm laws, saying a handful of people are opposing due to political reasons . Speaking at a public gathering in Haryanaâs Narnaul on Sunday, he said that if someone tries to do away with Minimum Support Price (MSP) then he will quit politics.Â
âMSP will always be there. If someone tries to abolish it, Manohar Lal Khattar will leave politics. MSP will not end,â he said. âMSP was there in the past, it is present now and it will remain in the future as well,â the CM added.