Farmers' Protest HIGHLIGHTS: Centre, Farmers Set For Sixth Round Of Talks Today

Farmers' Protest HIGHLIGHTS: Protesting farmers' unions have agreed to hold talks with the government on the next round of talks on 30 December regarding new agricultural laws, but said the Center should convey the agenda of the meeting in its invitation. Stay tuned for the latest updates!

Background

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: The farmers’ protest in India, which has swelled up to become a mass protest now, erupting in the heartland of the country, New Delhi, has now clocked 34 days, with no breakthrough in sight.

The protesters who have been camping at Delhi borders have announced the intensification of their agitation even after five rounds of talks with the Centre. The farmers’ demand is the absolute retraction of all the three farm laws, while government offered to make amendments in the laws and a written assurance on MSP issue. Failing to convince the farmers in the earlier meets, Centre now huddles to hold another level of talks, as the protesters have now stepped up their agitations, blocking highways connecting to the national capital and also blocking its entry points.

The farmers’ protest which was started with an aim to keep it peaceful, has been marked by initial tussle with the cops, sit-in protests at Delhi-borders, traffic disruption, Bharat Bandh, hunger strike and blocking of roads.

The peaceful protest that involves thousands of farmers mainly from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is being centrally monitored by a group of farmers' representatives belonging to over 40 farmer unions of different states and towns who have been camping at Singhu since November 26.

17:22 PM (IST)  •  29 Dec 2020

Govt bulldozed three farm laws; Agriculture can't be run sitting in Delhi: Pawar

NCP supremo and former agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday accused the Centre of bulldozing three new farm laws without consulting states and asserted that agriculture cannot be run "sitting in Delhi" as it involves farmers toiling in distant villages.

In an interview with PTI, the former union minister said the government needs to take the protests seriously and it was "unfair" on the part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to blame opposition parties for the agitation by farmers.

07:26 AM (IST)  •  30 Dec 2020

Ahead of the sixth round of dialogue scheduled for today, the agitating farmers on Tuesday wrote to the Central government saying that the discussion will only be on the modalities of repealing the three legislation and giving a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

17:21 PM (IST)  •  29 Dec 2020

Meanwhile, over 60 Congress leaders and workers were taken into custody on Tuesday during their "Gai Bachao, Kisan Bachao Yatra" here, police said. Around 60 to 70 Congress leaders and workers were taken into custody at Shahid Park in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur while staging a protest without permission.

17:19 PM (IST)  •  29 Dec 2020

Massive farmers showdown in Patna

Hundreds of farmers reached Patna on Tuesday and assembled near the Gandhi Maidan before they took out a mega march to the Bihar Raj Bhawan. District administration had placed barricades at Gandhi Maidan to prevent those already camping there for the last few days. Now with the added reinforcement more barricades was set up to block the farmers march from the historic ground.

14:17 PM (IST)  •  29 Dec 2020

Police personnel try to stop All India Kisan Khet Mazdoor Sangathan (AIKKMS) members during their protest march towards Raj Bhawan against the new farm laws, in Patna on Tuesday.