Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: Amit Shah Holds Meeting With Narendra Tomar, Piyush Goyal; Farmers Firm On Agitation
Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: Hours after meeting farmers' representatives on Tuesday, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar held a second round of talks with the leaders of the Bhartiya Kisan Union-Tikait group, and it was decided to continue the talks in Thursday's meeting between the government and the farmers. The talks, which began at 7 p.m. at the Union Agriculture Ministry, were held in a cordial atmosphere as Tomar listened to the farmers' representatives attentively and asked them to submit their suggestions by Wednesday. Keep refreshing this page to get all LIVE Updates of Farmers' Protest over the agrarian laws:
Background
Farmers Protest: The national capital is likely to witness tensed situation on Monday as the farmers protest will enter its fifth consecutive day and hundreds of farmers stay put at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) as their protest against the Central Government's Farm laws continues. The farmers have rejected the ‘Centre's offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, and have said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and threatened to block all five entry points to the national capital.
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Daily commuters of NCR likely to suffer as all entry points to remain tense:
The farmers have started gathering at all the 5 entry points of the national capital, which can hit daily commuters of the NCR. On Sunday, they had threatened to block all five entry points to the national capital.
The gathering of farmers, mostly from Punjab, has hit transport links to the national capital, with the halt to movement of trucks affecting supplies. In light of this, the Centre is trying to end the protests as soon as possible, and is coordinating with the party organisation in this endeavour.
BJP top brass meet
The BJP and the government's efforts to resolve and end the ongoing protests by farmers from various states at various border points of the capital intensified on Sunday, with party chief J.P. Nadda holding a high-level meeting at this house, which was also joined by Home Minister Amit Shah as soon as he returned from Hyderabad after campaigning for the GMHC polls, while Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was also present.
PM Modi hails Farms Laws In Mann Ki Baat:
On Sunday , as the standoff showed no signs of easing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi again batted for the new laws in his monthly radio address, saying these reforms have given the farmers new rights and opportunities and have started mitigating their problems in a short span of time.
Farmers have rejected Shah’s dialogue offer:
The Home Minister had on Saturday appealed to all the farmers to move to the Burari ground, assuring them that the talks would be held the very next day after this is done. However, leaders of the protesting farmers dismissed the government's appeal, saying they would not accept any pre-conditions for talks.
Farmers Stay Put At Delhi Borders:
The protesting farmers have come prepared for a long haul, their vehicles loaded with rations, utensils, quilts and blankets for the cold and equipped with even charging points for their phones. "In any situation, we will not call off the protest till our demands are met," Brij Singh, one of the farmers at Singhu border, said.
A meeting is being held at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in which Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar and Rail Minister Piyush Goyal are also present.
The Central government on Tuesday sought their objections as well as suggestions in writing, even as the talks between the leaders of the farmers' groups and the government held earlier in the day ended inconclusively.
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