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Farmers’ protest Highlights| Farmers to take out tractor march on Jan 7 at 4 Delhi borders
Farmers protest LIVE updates: The eighth round of talks between the government and farm union leaders will take place on January 8.
The ongoing farmers’ agitation against the three contentious agricultural laws passed by the Centre in September entered day 41 on Tuesday and will continue for the time being as the seventh round of talks between the government and the farm union leaders failed to resolve the deadlock between the two sides. Monday’s talks saw both sides stick to their stand, with the government once again reiterating the laws won’t be repealed and insisting on a clause-by-clause discussion, while the farm unions stressed they want nothing short of a rollback. The unions also demanded a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The eighth round of talks will take place at 2 pm on January 8.
Monday’s developments came despite there being hopes in some quarters of a resolution as, in the seventh round of talks on January 4, the two sides had arrived at a consensus on two out of four demands raised by the farmers. In the seventh round of talks, the central ministers representing the government and the farm unions leaders had also, for the very first time, taken meal together. Also on Monday, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), whose Jio Infocomm mobile towers have been allegedly targeted by a section of farmers in Punjab, moved Punjab and Haryana high court, seeking “immediate government intervention” to stop the vandalism of its properties.It also accused “vested interests” and “business rivals” of instigating the farmers and further clarified it had never done “contract” or “corporate” farming and has no plans to enter the business.
Follow major highlights from day 41 of the anti-farm law protests here:
All will resolve soon, say BJP leaders from Punjab after meeting PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the know of all developments related to the farmers’ protest against the new agri laws and the issue will get resolved soon, BJP leaders from Punjab asserted on Tuesday after meeting the PM, reported PTI.
Farmers to celebrate ‘Azad Kisan Diwas’ on Netaji’s birth anniversary
Krantikari Kisan Union President Darshan Pal said that ‘Azad Hind Kisan Diwas’ will be celebrated on January 23, on the occasion of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary. Farmers said they would boycott Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in National Democratic Alliance (NDA), reports ANI.
Farmers to take out tractor march on Jan 7 at 4 Delhi borders
‘Desh Jagran Abhiyan’ for two weeks to start from tomorrow with protests intensifying throught the country, said Swaraj India’s Yogendra Yadav. “We have decided that on January 7, we will take out tractor march at four borders of Delhi including Eastern and Western peripheral. This will be a trailer for what lies ahead on January 26,” he added, reported ANI.
BJP leaders from Punjab meets PM Modi amid farmers stir
BJP leaders from Punjab on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here amid protests by farmers at Delhi’s borders against the Centre’s new agri laws for nearly six weeks, reports PTI.
Farmers defer tractor parade to Jan 7, says union leaders
Protesting farmers has deferred their proposed Jan 6 tractor march to Jan 7, said farmers union leaders, reports PTI.
Tomar-led panel to meet on Jan 11 to discuss agri reforms
The agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar has called for an inter-session consultative committee meeting on January 11 to discuss agriculture’s role and contribution to the Atma Nirbhar Bharat mission and how the new reforms will aid the process, reports ANI.
Rajasthan CM asks Centre to accept farmers’ demand, not to make prestige issue
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that the central government should regularly talk to farmers, accept their demands of repealing the new farm laws and not make it a prestige issue, reports ANI.
‘Kisan tractor parade’ planned for January 26
On January 1, the farm union leaders had also announced a ‘Kisan tractor parade’ on the occasion of Republic Day on January 26, if their demands to repeal the farm laws are not repealed.
Singhu, Tikri borders remain completely blocked
The Ghazipur and Chilla borders connecting Delhi to Ghaziabad and Noida respectively remain partially blocked with only one carriageway open for those leaving Delhi.
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Protesters likely to hold “tractor march” tomorrow
Farmers agitating against the farm laws are likely to hold a “tractor march” on Wednesday in protest against the laws. At a press conference on January 1, the farm union leaders had announced that a “tractor march” would be held on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway if the seventh round of talks on January 7, too, remain inconclusive.
Continuous rain affects stir at Singhu border
Protests at Delhi-Haryana Singhu border affected due to continuous rain.
Panjab University students write to CJI on stir
35 Panjab University students have written an open letter on the farmers’ stir to the chief justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde, against attempts being made to paint the protesting farmers as “separatists.” The plea has been converted into a public interest litigation (PIL) and is expected to be heard by the Supreme Court in the coming days.
Also Read | Supreme Court will take up an open letter on farmers as PIL
7th round of talks fail to resolve impasse, next round on January 8
The seventh round of talks between the government and farm union leaders on Monday failed to resolve the deadlock. The eighth round will take place at 2pm on January 8.
