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  • Farmers’ protest: Internet suspension at Delhi borders prolonged until Feb 2

    Image Source : PTI New Delhi: Farmers throughout their onging protest in opposition to the brand new farm legal guidelines at Ghazipur, in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021.
    The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday extends the non permanent suspension of web at Delhi borders – Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders, until February 2, 11 pm, within the wake of farmers’ protest. On January 30, the MHA had introduced the suspension of web providers on the three borders, together with some adjoining areas, the place farmers have been protesting in opposition to the brand new agri legal guidelines. The web was earlier suspended until 11 pm of January 31. 
    The choice has been taken to “maintain public safety and averting public emergency” underneath Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017, an official had mentioned.
    The Haryana authorities too on Sunday had additional prolonged the suspension of cellular web providers in 14 districts until 5 pm on February 1 to “prevent any disturbance of peace and public order” amid a protest by farmers in opposition to three farm legal guidelines.
    According to an official assertion, the federal government had prolonged the suspension of cellular web providers in districts of Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Charkhi Dadri, Sonipat and Jhajjar until 5 pm on February 1.
    “This order has been issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of these districts of Haryana. Any person who will be found guilty of violation of aforesaid order will be liable for legal action under relevant provisions,” it added.

    Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar mentioned the choice was taken within the wake of the scenario which had constructed up following incidents of violence within the nationwide capital on January 26.
    Thousands of protesting farmers had clashed with the police in the course of the tractor rally in Delhi known as by farmer unions on January 26 to focus on their demand for the repeal of the Centre’s three farm legal guidelines.
    Many of the protesters, driving tractors, reached the Red Fort and entered the monument.
    Some protesters even hoisted non secular flags on its domes and the flagstaff on the ramparts.

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  • Delhi chaos: 15 FIRs registered, 15 corporations of paramilitary forces to deployed

    Image Source : PTI (FILE) Delhi chaos: 15 FIRs registered, 15 corporations of paramilitary forces to deployed
    A complete of 15 FIRs have been filed by the Delhi Police in reference to Tuesday’s violence within the nationwide capital throughout farmers tractor parade. While 5 FIRs are filed within the jap vary, one every was registered in Najafgarh, Haridas Nagar and Uttar Nagar. 

    Thousands of protesting farmers using on tractors, bikes and automobiles entered into the premises of Red Fort on Tuesday afternoon with the Tricolour and flags of the farmers’ unions of their arms. They additionally clashed with police in a number of areas after breaking by barricades. 

    Farmers deviated from pre-decided routes, prompting safety personnel to resort to baton cost and utilizing tear fuel to disperse them. Protesters have been seen chasing safety personnel with sticks and ramming their tractors into the buses parked by police within the ITO space.

    As a precautionary measure, the authorities suspended web companies in a number of elements of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) and closed Metro stations after the violence erupted. The DMRC, nonetheless, on Wednesday morning stated that companies are regular besides on the Red Fort and Jama Masjid stations.

    Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held an emergency assembly at his residence on Tuesday night time. The assembly was attended by Home Secretary, Director Intelligence Bureau and senior officers of Delhi Police.

    More central troopers have been deployed in Delhi to fulfill any exigencies. Apart from further forces, stand by safety personnel have been organized to manage any untoward incident.

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  • How state of affairs turned ugly at Red Fort throughout tractor march in Delhi

    Image Source : PTI How state of affairs turned ugly at Red Fort throughout tractor march in Delhi
    The farmers motion that had been peaceable for the final two months turned violent on Republic Day on Tuesday after the protestors deviated from the designated route for the proposed tractor rally. After a conflict between the farmers and police at ITO the place a whole bunch of protestors have been seen chasing police personnel with sticks, ramming their tractors into the buses, they then reached Red Fort.

    ALSO READ | Delhi’s Capitol Hill-like second as protesting farmers go on rampage, lay siege on Red Fort

    Here’s how state of affairs turned ugly at Red Fort

    Hundreds of farmers on their tractors with flags whereas ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisaan ‘ echoed throughout central Delhi, in the end made their option to Red Fort after breaching all of the barricades on the way in which.
    The farmers swarmed the Red Fort and waved flags from the ramparts of the fort. They hoisted farmers’ union flags in addition to the Nishan Sahib flag. Some Nihangs waved their swords from the dome.
    Later Police have been seen eradicating the flag whereas making an attempt to take away protesters from the monument, resorting to a lathi-charge. The adamant farmers attacked the police personnel. Soon after, a whole bunch of protestors have been seen chasing the cops with sticks, rods which left a number of police personnel severely injured. The protestors have been additionally seen pelting stones on the police personnel and destroyed public property as effectively.
    The protesters have been uncontrolled for a while as they outnumbered the Delhi Police on the fort however later heavy deployment of the CRPF occurred and state of affairs was introduced below management.
    Soon after the surprising scenes on the Red Fort the ‘Samyukta Kisan Morcha’ issued a press release distancing itself from the ‘violent parts’. The farmers’ union mentioned, “We condemn and regret the undesirable and unacceptable events that have taken place today and dissociate ourselves from those indulging in such acts.”
    The farmers have been supposed to stay within the areas adjoining the Delhi borders and never enterprise in the direction of Central Delhi however they violated all of the agreements and tips given to them.
    ALSO READ | Farmers begin transferring again to respective protest states, however 1000’s nonetheless in Delhi

    ALSO READ | Farmers broke pre-decided circumstances for parade, many personnel injured: Delhi Police

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  • Firm on demand of repealing farm legal guidelines; determination on future motion after tractor parade, say farmers

    Image Source : PTI Lucknow: Farmers, below the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union, throughout their march to Raj Bhavan to current a memorandum to UP Governor towards Centre’s farm reform legal guidelines, in Lucknow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021.
    Protesting farmer leaders on Saturday remained agency on their demand of an entire repeal of the three contentious farm legal guidelines and mentioned their fast focus is on the January 26 tractor parade. The union leaders mentioned the following plan of action will likely be determined solely after the tractor parade. Farmer leaders held a marathon assembly on Saturday to rethink the federal government’s proposal to place the legislations on maintain for 18 months, however no consensus might be reached.
    This got here a day after the federal government requested the farmer leaders to revert by Saturday in case they comply with its proposal to droop the legislations.
    “Since the beginning of our agitation, our demand is very clear. We want a complete repeal of these three laws, and we will not settle for anything less than the repeal of the new farm laws,” Haryana Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni mentioned.
    He mentioned that farmer unions are at present specializing in their proposed January 26 tractor parade, and after Republic Day, they may resolve on the following plan of action.
    Unlike the final 10 rounds of talks between the federal government and the farmer union leaders, the eleventh spherical on Friday noticed either side hardening their positions. They couldn’t even attain a call on the following date for a gathering.

    This adopted an enormous climbdown made by the Centre within the talks on Wednesday when it supplied to droop the legal guidelines for 1-1.5 years and type a joint committee to seek out options, in return for protesting farmers going again to their respective houses from Delhi borders.
    Thousands of farmers, principally from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been tenting at a number of Delhi border factors since November 28 final yr, demanding a repeal of three farm legal guidelines and a authorized assure on MSP for his or her crops.
    Enacted in September final yr, the three legal guidelines have been projected by the Centre as main reforms within the agriculture sector that may take away middlemen and permit farmers to promote their produce anyplace within the nation.
    However, the protesting farmers have expressed their apprehension that the brand new legal guidelines would pave the way in which for eliminating the protection cushion of MSP and put off the ‘mandi’ (wholesale market) system, leaving them on the mercy of huge corporates.
    (With PTI inputs)

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  • Farmer unions bury variations forward of tenth spherical of talks, Chaduni to be a part of delegation

    Image Source : INDIA TV BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni has been suspended by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha.
    Fissures have emerged within the farmer unions protesting in opposition to the three new farm legal guidelines. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni, who was suspended on Monday by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, has hit again at farmer chief Shiv Kumar Kakka. 

    Reacting to Kakka’s cost in opposition to him that he took Rs 10 crore to plot the downfall of the Haryana authorities, Chaduni stated there was an try to derail the protests by making a rift among the many farmers. 
     
    “We will issue a notice to the newspaper that published the article, as well as Kakka. He should have provided some evidence. These are tricks of the government trying to break the protest and they won’t be successful,” BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni stated.

    ALSO READ: ‘Police first authority to determine’: SC defers listening to on Centre’s plea in opposition to farmers’ R-Day tractor parade

    Chaduni even known as Kakka an agent of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

    “This can’t be the allegation of Sanyukta Kisan Morcha but an individual. These are Kakka ji’s(Shivkumar Singh) allegations who himself is RSS agent. He was head of Rashtriya Kisan Sangh for a long time, a branch of RSS. They’re trying to divide and rule,” information company ANI quoted Chaduni, as saying. 

    Meanwhile, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha has additionally shaped a committee to determine on additional motion on Chaduni. The Morcha, which had earlier barred Chaduni from taking part within the subsequent spherical of talks with the federal government scheduled to be held on January 20, held a gathering on the Singhu border on Monday (January 18) night over the controversy. Speaking to reporters after the assembly, Yogendra Yadav Chaduni will probably be a part of the farmers’ delegation that may take part within the tenth spherical of talks with the federal government.

    ALSO READ: Deadlock over farm legal guidelines continues, subsequent spherical of assembly between govt and farmers on Jan 19

    According to reviews, Chaduni had final week met leaders from Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in New Delhi to hunt help for the continued protests. 

    Tractor Rally on Republic Day

    Protesting farmers are agency on their choice of taking out a tractor rally on the Republic Day – January 26.  Farmer leaders asserted that they’ve a constitutional proper to protest.  However, they stated that they don’t have any intention to disturb the Republic Day occasion on the Rajpath.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) Punjab common secretary Paramjit Singh stated that farmers are usually not going to carry their rally on Rajpath and in different high-security areas, including that they might solely take out it on the Outer Ring Road in Delhi and that there will probably be no disruption within the official Republic Day parade.

    Farmers will return to protest websites after taking out the tractor rally on the Outer Ring Road on January 26, Lakhbir Singh,  vp (Punjab) of All India Kisan Sabha, stated. 

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  • Attempts to intimidate farmers via notices from central companies: Shiromani Akali Dal

    Image Source : PTI New Delhi: Farmers throughout their ongoing agitation over new farm reform legal guidelines, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.
    Attempts are being made to threaten farmer leaders via notices by companies just like the NIA, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday mentioned. He additionally accused the Centre of being insincere in talks over the farm legal guidelines and mentioned the federal government is just “trying to tire out farmers”.
    “Simultaneously, it (Centre) is intimidating farmers by issuing notices to them through various agencies like the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Farmers are not anti-nationals. We condemn this,” mentioned Badal.
    Senior Akali chief and former state minister Bikram Singh Majithia additionally accused the Union authorities of defaming farmers by calling them “naxalites and Khalistanis”.
    He mentioned the SAD had at all times stood with farmers and stop the National Democratic Alliance when the federal government refused to hearken to them.
    Badal additionally slammed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, alleging that he has did not fulfil any of his guarantees made to folks.
    Badal requested the chief minister to inform one factor he had completed for the folks of the state prior to now 4 years of his rule.

    In direct distinction, former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal was chargeable for making Punjab energy surplus apart from bringing in irrigation tasks, offering free energy for tube wells, creating the ‘mandi’ infrastructure and even ushering within the minimal assist value system by taking on the problem with the Centre, he mentioned.
    “All this can be verified,” he mentioned, including that his occasion’s authorities within the state ensured peace and communal concord.
    Meanwhile, former senior Congress chief Manjit Singh Ghaseetpura on Saturday joined the SAD at Ghaseetpura village.
    (With PTI inputs)

     
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  • Farmers reject govt provide to amend legal guidelines as ninth spherical of talks get underway at Vigyan Bhawan

    Image Source : PTI Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal, and different dignitaries throughout the ninth spherical of talks with farmer leaders over the brand new farm legal guidelines at Vigyan Bhawan on Friday.
    Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who’s an MP from Punjab, are holding the talks with the representatives of round 40 farmer unions on the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. This is the ninth spherical of talks between protesting farmer unions and the federal government to interrupt the over-a-month-long impasse on the three new agri legal guidelines. 
    At at present’s assembly, the federal government instructed farmer leaders that it is able to amend the legal guidelines, however the unions rejected it. Tomar then stated that the Supreme Court has already stayed the implementation of the legislation and the federal government is keen to debate the contentious factors, if any, within the legal guidelines.
    Earlier on Thursday, Tomar had stated that the federal government is hopeful of optimistic discussions, including that the Centre is able to maintain talks with farmer leaders with an open thoughts.
    Earlier this week, the Supreme Court had stayed the implementation of the three legal guidelines until additional orders and appointed a four-member panel to resolve the deadlock. Bhartiya Kisan Union president Bhupinder Singh Mann on Thursday recused himself from the committee appointed by the apex court docket. 
    READ MORE: 90% farmers do not assist agitation after SC’s resolution to carry farm legal guidelines

    Shetkari Sanghatana (Maharashtra) president Anil Ghanwat, International Food Policy Research Institute’s Pramod Kumar Joshi and agriculture economist Ashok Gulati are the opposite three members on the panel.
    On January 8, the eighth spherical of assembly remained inconclusive because the Centre dominated out repealing the three contentious legal guidelines claiming nationwide assist for the reforms. However, farmer leaders had stated that they had been able to combat until loss of life and their ‘ghar waapsi’ would occur solely after ‘legislation waapsi’.
    Though talks until now have remained inconclusive, within the sixth spherical held on December 30 final yr some widespread floor was reached on two calls for — decriminalisation of stubble-burning and continuation of energy subsidies.
    READ MORE: SC stays implementation of three farms legal guidelines, kinds committee 
    Thousands of farmers, largely from Punjab and Haryana, have been tenting at a number of Delhi border factors, demanding an entire repeal of the three farm legal guidelines and authorized assure of minimal assist value for his or her crops. They have expressed their apprehension that the brand new legal guidelines would pave the best way for eliminating the security cushion of the MSP and put off the “mandi” (wholesale market) system, leaving them on the mercy of massive corporates. Enacted in September final yr, the three legal guidelines have been projected by the Centre as main reforms within the agriculture sector that can take away middlemen and permit farmers to promote their produce wherever within the nation.

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  • Fresh spherical of government-farmer talks on three agri legal guidelines at the moment, will impasse finish?

    Image Source : PTI (FILE PHOTO) Fresh spherical of government-farmer talks on three agri legal guidelines at the moment, will impasse finish? 
    The Centre will maintain the eighth spherical of talks with the representatives of farmers’ unions in New Delhi at the moment to handle the problems regarding them within the new farm legal guidelines. In the sooner assembly held in January 4, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar authorities desires farmer unions to debate the three farm legal guidelines clause-wise, however they might not discover any resolution as farmer unions remained adamant on the repeal of those three legal guidelines.

    The authorities has repeatedly assured the farmers’ that it’s dedicated to handle their points and either side have to take steps ahead to reach at an amicable resolution. Tomar had reiterated that Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the mandi system will proceed like earlier than.

    The talks come a day after the agitating farmers took out tractor rallies to press their demand for rollback of latest agri legal guidelines.

    As either side regarded for a decision to the over one-month-long impasse, rumours about some states being allowed to decide out of the central legal guidelines began doing the rounds, however the agitating unions stated they’d not acquired any such proposal from the federal government.

    Tomar too answered within the detrimental when he was requested by reporters if there was any proposal to present state governments the liberty to implement the brand new legal guidelines, a PTI report stated. Tomar, together with Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, has been main the federal government’s negotiations with 40 protesting farmer union leaders.

    The newest spherical of talks to be held at Vigyan Bhavan at 2PM on Friday is essential because the earlier assembly on January 4 remained inconclusive with either side sticking to their positions. There was some breakthrough within the sixth spherical of talks on December 30 when the federal government conceded to 2 calls for of the agitating farmers pertaining to energy subsidy and stubble burning. The earlier rounds of talks had didn’t make any headway.

    Farmer chief Shiv Kumar Kakka, a senior member of the Samkyukt Kisan Morch, stated that unions haven’t acquired any proposal for permitting some states to decide out and asserted that they are going to reject the identical whether it is despatched to them.

    “I want to make it clear that Samkyukt Kisan Morcha has not received any proposal on allowing states to opt out of the three farm laws. We will not accept anything less than the repeal of three agriculture laws and a legal guarantee on minimum support price for our crops,” Kakka stated. “If it is true (about any such proposal), it is a divide and rule strategy by the government,” the farmer chief added.

    The Samkyukt Kisan Morch is an umbrella physique of round 40 farmer unions protesting at a number of Delhi border factors for the final 43 days in opposition to the brand new agri legal guidelines. Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) chief Joginder Singh Ugrahan, who can be a senior member of the Morcha, denied receiving any proposal from the federal government.

    “We have not got anything (any new proposal) from the government,” Ugrahan stated.

    During an interplay by Facebook, Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav, who’s actively collaborating within the ongoing protest in opposition to the brand new farm legal guidelines, accused the federal government of “fuelling such rumours”.

    “It is being discussed in the media that the government has sent a proposal to farmer unions. We have not received any proposal from the government’s side,” Yadav stated.

    Tomar meets sect head 

    Earlier on Thursday, famend spiritual chief Baba Lakha met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, even because the latter denied giving any proposal to the previous. Tomar stated that the federal government is able to contemplate any proposal aside from repeal of three farm legal guidelines, the important thing demand of the protesting farmers.

    “I cannot say – I cannot say anything right now. In fact, it depends on what issues that will come up for discussion in the meeting,” Tomar advised reporters when requested in regards to the probably final result of the assembly.

    Punjab BJP leaders meet Amit Shah

    Punjab BJP leaders Surjit Kumar Jyani and Harjit Singh Grewal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah right here on Thursday. After the assembly, Jyani advised reporters that the farmer unions shouldn’t be adamant on their demand for repeal of the three farm legal guidelines. He additionally alleged that Left leaders have entered into the motion and are not looking for the matter to be resolved. Grewal asserted that the federal government is prepared for all the things that’s in farmers’ curiosity.

    Thousands of farmers on Thursday took out tractor marches from protest websites of Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders and Haryana’s Rewasan because the agitating unions asserted they’d not settle for the Centre’s provide of amendments to the three farm legal guidelines.

    According to the protesting farm unions, these marches have been a “rehearsal” for his or her proposed January 26 “Kisan parade” to the nationwide capital from completely different elements of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The tractor marches began from 4 completely different factors — Singhu to Tikri Border, Tikri to Kundli, Ghazipur to Palwal and Rewasan to Palwal. The protesting unions claimed the marches have been “a grand success”.

    Enacted in September, the three farm legal guidelines have been projected by the Centre as main reforms within the agriculture sector that may take away the middlemen and permit farmers to promote their produce wherever within the nation. However, the protesting farmers have expressed apprehension that the brand new legal guidelines would pave the way in which for eliminating the protection cushion of the MSP and cast off the “mandi” (wholesale market) system, leaving them on the mercy of massive corporates.
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  • In letter to govt, farmers set agenda for tomorrow’s talks over farm legal guidelines

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    Protesting farmers are apprehensive that the brand new legal guidelines would pave the best way for eliminating the protection cushion of the MSP and get rid of the ‘mandi”
     
    A day after the federal government invited the protesting farmers to renew talks over the three contentious farm legal guidelines, farmers on Tuesday despatched a letter to the Centre mentioning the agendas to be mentioned. The letter addressed to Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare states that Wednesday’s talks ought to be held to dicuss the modalities to be adopted to repeal the three farm legal guidelines.

    The letter, despatched by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella physique of 40 farmer unions, mentions assure for MSP, adjustments within the draft Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 to guard the curiosity of farmers because the prime agendas for the dialogue scheduled to happen at  Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

    ALSO READ: Will maintain talks with farmers on December 30, says Govt amid hopes to interrupt impasse

    It is necessary that for a logical conclusion, our talks proceed on these agendas, the letter states. 

    Thousands of protesting farmers, principally from Punjab and Haryana, have been tenting at three Delhi border factors – Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri – for over a month now demanding a repeal of three farm legal guidelines and authorized assure for minimal help value.

    ALSO READ: People who’re deceptive farmers right now had been in favour of farm legal guidelines throughout their govt: PM Modi

    Enacted in September, the three farm legal guidelines have been projected by the Centre as main reforms within the agriculture sector that may take away the middlemen and permit farmers to promote their produce anyplace within the nation.

    However, the protesting farmers have expressed apprehension that the brand new legal guidelines would pave the best way for eliminating the protection cushion of the MSP and get rid of the “mandi” (wholesale market) system, leaving them on the mercy of massive corporates.

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  • ‘Come ahead, focus on’: Amit Shah’s direct enchantment to protesting farmers

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    Image Source : PTI/FILE ‘Come ahead, focus on’: Amit Shah’s direct enchantment to protesting farmers With the federal government open to debate factors of competition within the new agricultural reforms, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday emphasised on having a dialogue with the farmers, urging them to debate their points. Thousands of farmers have been protesting in biting chilly at numerous entry factors to Delhi whilst Centre reached out to the agitators a number of occasions to discover a answer to the continuing impasse over the agri legal guidelines.  “Some people are protesting over the reforms in the agriculture sector. I would like to appeal to them to come forward and discuss it with the government to find a solution,” Shah stated at an occasion in Assam’s Kamrup in the present day. On Thursday, Joint Secretary within the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Vivek Aggarwal wrote to the protesting unions and invited them for contemporary talks. He additionally made it clear that it might not be “logical” to incorporate within the agenda any new demand associated to the MSP, which is out of the purview of the three new farm legal guidelines.  READ MORE: Farmers should understand, Congress and Left are utilizing them for their very own political agenda  On Wednesday, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella physique of 40 unions protesting at three Delhi border factors — Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur — for the final 28 days, had requested the federal government to not repeat the proposal of “meaningless” amendments that they’ve already rejected however to provide you with a “concrete offer” in writing for the resumption of talks. The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee Friday demanded that the Centre prepare trains in order that farmers from totally different components of the nation attain the continuing protests at Delhi’s border factors, including that they’re able to pay the price of tickets for all peasants. On Friday, a number of farmer unions held a gathering, however no choice might be taken on the Centre’s newest letter.

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