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Farmers' Protest LIVE| Sachin Pilot asks Centre to withdraw new farm laws
The next meeting with the Centre is scheduled for January 15.
As the eight round of talks between the protesting farmers and Centre resulted in a stalemate on Friday the farmers said they are ready for a long haul. The farmers protesting on the border locations of Delhi against the three new agri laws passed by the Parliament in September want the laws to be repealed....Read More
The meeting between the Centre and the farmers concluded on a deadend as the government wanted the farmers to come up with some other alternative to resolve the issue while the farmers retained their demands for a total rollback of the 'black laws'. Farmers leaders have also planned to meet on Monday to discuss their future course of action. The next meeting with the Centre is scheduled for January 15.
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A day after the inconclusive talks between the two parties, the Congress party announced on Saturday that it will stage protests outside governor houses across the country on January 15 in support of the farmer's agitation. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday had also alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is anti-farmers while the Congress has always worked for the welfare of farmers.
Farmers have been protesting for more than a month against the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Volunteers from Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib offer to polish shoes for protesting farmers
Farmers protest at event organised by BJP in Jalandhar
A group of farmers protesting the newly implemented farm laws in Punjab's Jalandhar carried black flags and raised slogans at an event organised by the BJP, reported PTI. Heavy police arrangements were made for the event but some protestors managed to get close to the main venue before being stopped by the police.
Sachin Pilot asks Centre to withdraw new farm laws
Sachin Pilot while addressing farmers in Rajasthan's Tonk asked Centre to withdraw the new farm laws since neither state governments nor farmers were consulted before promulgating it, reported news agency PTI.
These people have defamed farmers: Haryana CM Khattar on Kisan Mahapanchayat disruption
Some youth failed to keep promise of symbolic protest: Khattar on vandalisation at Kisan Panchayat venue
Repealing new laws only relief to protesting farmers, says Cong leader
Withdrawal of the three new agriculture-related laws is the only way to provide relief to agitating farmers, an Uttar Pradesh Congress leader said on Sunday, reports PTI.
Protesting farmers ransacked Haryana CM Khattar's Kisan panchayat venue
Despite being stopped some 3km away from the venue of Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar's kisan panchayat, farmers in large number arrived at the helipad where CM Khatttar was scheduled to land and ransacked the venue.
Haryana Police uses water cannon, teargas shells to stop farmers' marching to Karnal
Haryana Police on Sunday used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent protesting farmers from marching towards Kaimla village in Haryana's Karnal district where Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will address a 'kisan mahapanchayat', reports PTI.
Chilla, Gazipur, Tikri, Dhansa borders closed amid farmers' stir
The Chilla and Gazipur Borders (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to Delhi, in the wake of ongoing farmer protests, the Delhi Traffic Police informed on Sunday, asking people to take alternate routes via Anand Vihar, Delhi Noida Direct Flyway, Bhopra and Loni Borders, reports ANI.
BJP MLA says farmers trying to spread bird flu by eating Chicken Biryani
Indian Youth Congress pays tribute to farmers died during the protest
The Indian Youth Congress on Saturday launched a nationwide program 'Ek Muthi Mitti Shaheedo Ke Naam' to pay tribute to farmers who died during the agitation against the three farm laws, reports ANI.
