Delhi s Chilla, Ghazipur borders closed for traffic from Noida, Ghaziabad due to farmers protest
Delhi s Chilla, Ghazipur borders closed for traffic from Noida, Ghaziabad due to farmers protest
Several roads and borders are closed in Delhi due to the ongoing farmers protest against the Centre s new farm laws.
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UPDATED: December 25, 2020 09:52 IST
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, UP and some other states are protesting against the Centre s new farm laws.
The Chilla and Ghazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to Delhi because of the ongoing farmers protest, the Delhi Traffic Police said on Friday. The traffic department has advised people to take alternate routes for coming to Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, Apsara, Bhopra and Loni borders.
The government again invited protesting farmer unions for talks but made it clear that it would not be logical to include in the agenda any new demand related to minimum support price (MSP), which is out of the purview of three new farm laws.
New Delhi: The government Thursday again invited protesting farmer unions for talks, but made it clear that it would not be ‘logical’ to include in the agenda any new demand related to minimum support price (MSP), which is out of the purview of three new farm laws.
In a three-page letter written to 40 farmer leaders, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Vivek Aggarwal said, “I again request you that the government has been discussing all issues with open heart and good intention to end the protest, and will continue to do so. Kindly suggest a date and time (for the next round of talks).”
Government again invites farmer unions for talks, says it won t be logical to discuss MSP-related demand
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In a three-page letter written to 40 farmer leaders, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Vivek Aggarwal said, I again request you that the government has been discussing all issues with open heart and good intention to end the protest, and will continue to do so. Kindly suggest a date and time (for the next round of talks).
Government writes again to farmer unions, invites them for next round of talks
The government on Thursday extended a fresh invite to protesting farmer unions for talks, but made it clear that it would not be logical to include in the agenda any new demand related to minimum support price (MSP), saying it was out of the purview of three new farm laws. In a three-page letter written to 40 farmer leaders, Agriculture Ministry Joint Secretary Vivek Aggarwal said, I again request you that the government has been discussing all issues with an open heart and good intention to end the protest, and will continue to do so. Kindly suggest a date and time (for the next round of talks).