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As the protesting farmers remain adamant on their demands, the government has given a "written assurance" over a series of amendments, including assurance on minimum support price (MSP).
Farmers have been demonstrating since late last month over reforms enacted in September that loosened rules around the sale, pricing and storage of farm produce.
Farmer unions, which held a meeting on Thursday, said they will soon announce a date for blocking tracks across the country.
Farmers Plan To Block Rail Traffic; Agra, Jaipur Highways From Delhi Farmers from Tamil Nadu claim government trying to stop them from joining stir. PTI Jyotika Sood 2020-12-11T11:42:34+05:30 Farmers Plan To Block Rail Traffic; Agra, Jaipur Highways From Delhi outlookindia.com 2020-12-12T10:17:14+05:30 Also read As the impasse over the farm laws continues, farmers’ organizations across India have decided to step up their stir across the country. From December 12, farmers plan to block the Delhi-Agra and the Delhi-Jaipur Expressways, and not pay any highway...
“We will block rail tracks if our demands are not met. We will decide on the date and announce it soon,” said Boota Singh, one of the union members. Balbir Singh Rajewal of BKU (Rajewal) said, “If agriculture is a state subject, the Centre doesn’t have the right to make laws on it.” Despite the unions’ unrelenting stance, Tomar sought to strike a conciliatory note and said, “We sent a proposal to farmers on Wednesday. They wanted that the laws be repealed. Our stand is that the government is ready for open-minded discussions... The laws don’t affect APMC ‘mandis’ or minim...