Highlights: Govt ready to resume talks with farmers, says Piyush Goyal

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at three Delhi border points --- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur --- demanding a repeal of the three farm laws.

Farmers block the Krishna Chowk at Bachgehra Road in Gurugram that affects traffic going towards Delhi. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo )

In symbolic protest on Saturday, farmers staged a 'chakka jam' for three hours in the country. During the strike, farmers blocked major state and national highways. Amid concerns over untoward incident, the protest took place without any violence, authorities have said. The agitation against the new farm laws which began in the last week of November is continuing for more than 70 days now....Read More

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• 7 Feb 2021, 08:31:54 PM IST

  Govt ready to resume talks, says Union minister Piyush Goyal

  Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the government is ready to resume talks with the farmers protesting the new farm laws but asserted that despite repeated proposals, the protesters have not come up with any "concrete suggestion" so far, reports PTI.

• 7 Feb 2021, 08:06:36 PM IST

  'Tractor kranti' creating buzz as protesting farmers oppose NGT's ban on old diesel vehicles

  Farmers protesting against the Centre's new agricultural laws are rallying behind the call for a 'tractor revolution', while expressing disappointment over a 2014 NGT order banning diesel vehicles, including tractors, older than 10 years in Delhi-NCR, reports PTI.

• 7 Feb 2021, 06:20:21 PM IST

  No 'ghar wapsi' till farmers' demands met, says BKU's Tikait

  Asserting that the agitation against the Centre’s farm laws is a people’s movement that will not fail, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said there will be no "ghar wapsi" till protesting farmers' demands are met.

• 7 Feb 2021, 05:28:05 PM IST

  Ghazipur, Singhu border closed; Delhi traffic police asks to follow alternate routes

  Gazipur border is closed both carriage way Traffic going Ghaziabad through Murga mandi and Gazipur R/A, Road no. 56, Vikas marg, Anand Vihar IP Extention, NH 24, informed Delhi Traffic Police. Singhu, Piau Maniyari,Saboli, Mungeshpur borders are closed. Lampur, Safiabad, Singhu school and Palla toll tax borders are open. Pls follow alternate route, said the traffic police.

• 7 Feb 2021, 04:37:02 PM IST

  Govt has time to withdraw bills and make laws on MSP: BKU's Tikait

  Youth here has asked for repealing of (farm) laws for now, what will happen if they asked to leave their posts? Govt has time to withdraw bill and make law on MSP. We will not tolerate how our people were deceitfully taken to Red Fort, said BKU's Rakesh Tikait at mahapanchayat in Haryana, reports ANI.

• 7 Feb 2021, 02:41:33 PM IST

  Farmers' protest limited to certain areas, says Tomar

  Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said the ongoing farmers' protest against the Centre's three new farm laws is limited to a certain area, and expressed hope to break the deadlock over the issue soon, reports PTI.

• 7 Feb 2021, 12:10:25 PM IST

  Indo-Canadian groups rally to protest alleged Khalistani role in farmer protest

  Indo-Canadian organisations are stepping up their effort to counter the narrative related to the ongoing farmers’ protests in India, as they believe that the agenda has largely been hijacked by pro-Khalistan elements in Canada. Read more

• 7 Feb 2021, 11:00:20 AM IST

  Heavy security continues at Tikri border

  

  Security personnel at the Tikri border (Delhi-Haryana border). (ANI)

• 7 Feb 2021, 10:25:23 AM IST

  BKU's Tikait to address second mahapanchayat today

  Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait to address second mahapanchayat in Charkhi Dadri, today.

• 7 Feb 2021, 09:33:22 AM IST

  Tikait’s decision to not have chakka jam in UP, Uttarakhand 'hasty': SKM leader

  Senior farmer leader Darshan Pal Saturday said the decision by BKU leader Rakesh Tikait to not hold 'chakka jam' in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand was taken in "a hasty manner" and it would have been better had he first discussed his plan with the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha.

• 7 Feb 2021, 07:28:31 AM IST

  Intervention from PM may resolve farm bills issues: Sharad Pawar

  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that the highest level intervention from the Central government may help in resolving the deadlock between the Centre and farmers organisation over contentious farm bills which has resulted in over 70-day long protest, by the agrarian community. Read more

• 7 Feb 2021, 07:06:20 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan

  Congress' Rahul Gandhi will visit Rajasthan next to extend support to the farmers agitating against the farm laws. He will be in Rajasthan on February 12 and February 13.