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Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: Farmers Threaten To Hold Tractor Rally, Shut Malls And Petrol Pumps If Demands Not Met By Jan 4

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday expressed hope that the next meeting with the leaders of the protesting farmers’ unions will end the deadlock even as farmers threatened to up the ante if all their demands are not met in the talks to be held on January 4.

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Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: Farmers Threaten To Hold Tractor Rally, Shut Malls And Petrol Pumps If Demands Not Met By Jan 4

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New Delhi: Farmers' organizations under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, after a meeting at Singhu border, on Friday said that if the talks with the government on January 4 fail then they will intensify the protest and hold a tractor rally on January 6.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) General Secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal told IANS, "The topics of the next round of talks with the government were discussed in the meeting. The government has agreed to our two demands, but two important demands are yet to be discussed on January 4. If these two demands are not negotiated during the talks with the government, then a tractor rally will be taken out on January 6."

As the deadlock between the farmers and the government continues, the farmer unions have also warned that if the government fails to end their meet, they will shut down malls and petrol pumps in Haryana.

 

"In Haryana, all toll plazas will remain free. All the petrol pumps and malls, except private, will be shut. Leaders of BJP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) will face protests in the state and this will continue till their government of alliance breaks," said Vikas Sisar, a farmer leader from Haryana.

Saturday marked the 38th day of the farmers' protest against the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Production and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020. The farmers are demanding the withdrawal of all three laws, while the government has agreed to amend the laws as per the suggestions of the farmers. The farmers will be taking up the issue during the 6th round of talks with the government

09:44 AM (IST)  •  02 Jan 2021

Farmer from Baghpat dies at Ghazipur border protest site
Amid freezing temperatures in Delhi and adjoining areas, a farmer from Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh died near the Ghazipur border on Friday while protesting against new agricultural laws enacted by the central government.

The farmer, Galtan Singh (57) was a resident of Bhagwanpur Nagal village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, said Saurav, an associate of Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who is leading the farmers from Uttar Pradesh demonstrating at the Ghazipur Border.
08:46 AM (IST)  •  02 Jan 2021

Resolute in their demands for the repeal of three new farm laws and a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops, protesting farmer unions on Friday said they will start shutting all malls and petrol pumps in Haryana if the government fails to resolve their main demands.
Farmers have also threatened to intensify the protest by holding a tractor march in large numbers on January 6 if their demands are not met.
11:05 AM (IST)  •  31 Dec 2020

BJP MLA O. Rajagopal opposes the resolution moved by Kerala CM opposing Centre's farm laws "Similar farm laws were promised by Congress in their poll manifesto. CPI(M) also demanded to bring in such laws. Now,both parties are opposing it. Farmers shouldn't be misguided,"he says.
10:52 AM (IST)  •  31 Dec 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moves resolution against Centre's farm laws in the special Session of State Assembly

The current situation makes it clear that if this agitation continues, it will seriously affect Kerala. There is no doubt that Kerala will starve if the supply of food items from other states stops: State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
08:26 AM (IST)  •  31 Dec 2020

Centre has given assurance of taking back stubble burning and electricity bills. However, there were no outcome over the farm laws issues. Next round of talks will be held on January 4 at 2 pm. Agreement in 2 out of 4 issues was reached in the meeting which included - Stubble burning & Electricity Amendment Bill. Agreement on Main 2 demands of repealing Farmer Bill 2020 & guarantee of MSP is yet to be reached.
08:04 AM (IST)  •  31 Dec 2020

‘Farmers forced to welcome New Year out on roads’: Gehlot

Slamming the Centre over the ongoing farmers' protest, Rajasthan CM Gehlot tweeted: "As 2020 is about to end & we are entering into New Year, entire nation was waiting for a fruitful outcome of talks today between central govt & farmers so that the agitating farmers could return to their homes to celebrate the New Year with their families happily.Unfortunately, govt didn’t relent & the only outcome is another round of talks on 4th January. It is sad that our #farmer brothers & sisters, who are protesting would welcome New Year out on roads & away from homes. A sensitive, responsive govt would never let this happen!"

22:42 PM (IST)  •  30 Dec 2020

After six previous rounds of inconclusive talks, the government had hoped that this meeting would be "decisive" to end the agitation against three contentious new agricultural legislations enacted in September during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The withdrawal of these laws is the first and the major demand of the agitating farmers.
22:42 PM (IST)  •  30 Dec 2020

Krantikari Kisan Union's Punjab President Darshan Pal, Bharatiya Kisan Union's Jagjeet Singh Dalewal and Balbir Singh Rajewal, Jamhuri Kishan Sabha Punjab's General Secretary Kulwant Singh, and Bharatiya Kisan Union Uttar Pradesh President Rakesh Tikait were among the 41 farmers union leaders taking part in the meeting.
22:40 PM (IST)  •  30 Dec 2020

Addressing the media after meeting farmers, the Union Agriculture Minister said that the government and the farmers had reached agreement over the latter's demands to keep farmers out of the penal provisions of the Commission for the Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020, and to withdraw the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020.
22:39 PM (IST)  •  30 Dec 2020

Issues related to stubble burning & electricity were sorted in today's meeting. 2 of our main issues still need to be resolved. We'll discuss topics related to MSP & repealing of 3 Farm laws in the next meeting on 4th Jan: Rakesh Tikait, Spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU)
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