Farmers’ protest Highlights: Every farmer part of movement a ‘satyagrahi’, says Rahul Gandhi
The first five meetings remained inconclusive. However, during the sixth round of meeting which was held on December 30, the Centre addressed only two of the four issues raised by farmers and the main demand of repeal of the farm laws- introduced by the parliament in September- remained unanswered.
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Farmer unions said on Saturday that the protesting farmers- who have been camping at border points near Delhi and neighbouring states- would enter the national capital on Republic Day (January 26) and hold a tractor march if their demands for a repeal of the farm laws and ensuring a legal guarantee of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) are not accepted. Futhermore, representatives of the unions said that a two-week long nationwide campaign named “Desh Jagriti Abhiyan” will be held across the country from January 6 to January 20.
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The seventh round of talks between the farmer unions and the central government will take place on Monday. Earlier, Union minister of state (MoS) for agriculture Kailash Choudhary said he was confident that this meeting would bring out a solution and also conclude the ongoing stir. He pointed out that the laws were in favour of the farmers adding that there should be no confusion on MSP. “The prime minister himself said many times that the provision of selling crops at MSP will continue,” the minister said. So far six rounds of talks have been held between the farmer unions and the Centre. The first five meetings remained inconclusive. However, during the sixth round of meeting which was held on December 30, the Centre addressed only two of the four issues raised by farmers and the main demand of repeal of the farm laws- introduced by the parliament in September- remained unanswered.
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Meanwhile, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi hit out at the Centre once again by saying that it was not listening to the farmers’ legitimate demands which has been going for over a month. Citing media reports,she wrote on Twitter, “The reports of death of farmers sitting on Delhi borders in this chilly weather are disturbing. According to several media reports, nearly 57 farmers have lost their lives and hundreds have fallen sick. The Central Government is acting insensitively by not listening to the farmers’ legitimate demands which has been going on for more than a month.”
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Today is 37th day, govt should leave its stubbornness. We won’t go back till laws are taken back. It’s disappointing that farmers are losing their lives. So many farmers are braving the cold yet the govt is not taking it seriously: Onkar Singh, Farmers’ Leader at Singhu border
Rajasthan CM and Cong leader Sachin Pilot join protest against farm laws
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Congress leader Sachin Pilot today joined the protest organised by state Congress against Farm Laws at Shaheed Smarak.
Every farmer part of movement a ‘satyagrahi’, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday compared the ongoing agitation with the Champaran agitation during the British Raj and said that every farmer who was a part of the protests at present is a ‘satyagrahi’. “The country is going to face a Champaran-like tragedy. British were ‘company Bahadur’ back then and now Modi-friends are ‘company Bahadur’,” Gandhi’s tweet roughly translated from Hindi read.
Chilla, Ghazipur borders remain closed, Police urges commuters to take alternative routes
The Delhi Traffic Police said on Sunday that Chilla, Ghazipur borders continued to be closed for vehicular movement as the ongoing protests against the farm laws entered day 37. “Traffic Alert The Chilla & Ghazipur Borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida & Ghaziabad to Delhi because of farmer protests. Please take alternate route for coming to Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, Apsara, Bhopra & Loni Borders,” Delhi Traffic Police wrote on Twitter.
Farmers continue sit-in protests amid harsh weather conditions
Farmers camping at border points near Delhi continued to hold the sit protests against the Centre’s farm laws amid freezing temperatures and rainfall in the national capital.
Rajasthan Congress leaders to protest against farm laws
Several leaders from Rajasthan Congress including chief minister Ashok Gehlot, party’s state unit president Govind Singh Dotasara and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot will stage a protest at the Shaheed Smarak in capital city of Jaipur demanding the removal of the new farm laws.
