Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: Tikri, Singhu Borders Shut, Ghazipur Border Partially Sealed as Farmers Stay Put; Agri Minister at Amit Shah's Home for Meeting

In a video doing rounds on social media, Navdeep can be seen scaling up a blue colour water canon vehicle, turning it off and then jumped on a tractor trolley standing nearby.

Farmer Distribute Prasad to Security Personnel, Despite Lathi-charge, Water Cannon | Farmers protesting at Tikri border (Delhi-Haryana border) offer prayers and distribute 'prasad' among each other and security personnel on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. The protest, which has been going on for five days now, has seen farmers being lathi-charged, with water cannons being used on them to disperse the demonstrations. 

Delhi: Farmers protesting at Tikri border (Delhi-Haryana border) offer prayers and distribute 'prasad' among each other and security personnel on the occasion of #GuruNanakJayanti pic.twitter.com/2eWZji4z6g

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2020

Narendra Tomar Reaches Amit Shah's Home for Meeting | Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has reached Union Home Minister Amit Shah's home to hold a meeting on the ongoing farmer protests 'Dilli Chalo' against the Centre's contentious farm laws.

BJP Using Water Cannons on Farmers amid Cold Wave Cruel: Shiv Sena | Shiv Sena on Monday slammed the BJP-led regime's treatment meted out to protesting farmers, adding it was cruel to use water cannons on them amid a cold wave sweeping parts of north India. The farmers have been protesting at Delhi's borders since five days against the new farm laws and have said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and threatened to block all five entry points to the national capital. "Our farmers are being treated as terrorists and attacked on Delhi borders while terrorists are killing our soldiers on the border in Kashmir," an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana said. The Sena singled out Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for claiming a Khalistani link in the protests. "BJP wants to create anarchy. Khalistan is a closed chapter for which Indira Gandhi and General Arunkumar Vaidya laid down their lives," it said. "The government is using all its might to crush political opponents but why is this determination not seen while dealing with the country's enemies," it asked.

Farmers' Protest Enters Fifth Day | The ongoing protests by thousands of farmers against the Centre's new farm laws entered the fifth day on Monday, with the protestors threatening to block all five entry points to the national capital. Rejecting the Centre's offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, the farmers said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and have called a meeting to discuss their next course of action later in the day. Farmers, who had reached Nirankarai Samagam Ground in Burari on Saturday, continued their protest there. Traffic continued to be disrupted in the city due to the protests. Taking to twitter, the Delhi Traffic Police on Monday alerted commuters to take an alternate route since Singhu and Tikri borders continued to remain closed."Singhu Border is still closed from both sides. Please take alternate route.Traffic has been diverted from Mukarba Chowk & GTK road.Traffic is very very heavy. Please avoid outer ring road from signature bridge to Rohini & vice versa, GTK road, NH 44 & Singhu borders," it tweeted.

The government would be ill-advised to extend invitation only to Punjab farm leaders for talks and, worse, to be a silent spectator to BJP-ruled states taking police action against protesting farmers…

Protesters Careful About Covid-19 | A medical check-up camp has been set up at the Singhu Border where farmers are protesting against the Centre's contentious agriculture laws.  "We should conduct COVID-19 test here. If there's any possibility of a super spreader, the disease might spread to other people which will be disastrous," says a doctor.

Delhi: Medical check-up camp setup at Singhu Border where farmers are protesting against the farm laws.

"We should conduct COVID-19 test here. If there's any possibility of a super spreader, the disease might spread to other people which will be disastrous," says a doctor. pic.twitter.com/QwFoqSADh4

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2020

'If You Had Used as Much Force on Chinese, They Wouldn't Have Entered Ladakh': Sanjay Raut on Farmers Being Stopped | Maharashtra leader Sanjay Raut slammed the Centre on the ongoing farmers' protest, saying, "You are using so much force on the farmers, you are using tear gas, you are doing lathicharge, you are standing with guns. If you would have used this force at the border then Chinese would have not entered Ladakh."

Farmers Offer Prayer on Guru Nanak Jayanti Amid Protests | Protesting farmers who have gathered at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) offer prayers on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti today.

Delhi: Protesting farmers who have gathered at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) offer prayers on the occasion of #GuruNanakJayanti, today. pic.twitter.com/YkXgFJhNTz

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2020

'There is No Reason to Disbelieve Farmers' | There is no reason to disbelieve the farmers for whether it is the over 30 organisations under the banner of AIKSCC or BKU or the RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Kisan Sangh, all are unequivocal in their demand that the government needs to re-look at the three pieces of legislation to make it mandatory, among other things, for private players to give the minimum support price (MSP) to the farmers for their produce even outside of designated mandis in every state. The laws governing contract farming and the Essential Commodities Act also need to be revamped to make them farmer-friendly and not pro-corporates/private companies as they are in the present form. READ MORE

Prakash Javadekar: 'Don't Misunderstand Laws' | "Do not misunderstand the agricultural law. Farmers in Punjab sold more than last year in the paddy market and more on MSP. MSP is also alive and market is alive and government procurement is also happening," said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.

Farmers Continue Protest at Nirankari Ground | Farmers continue their protest against the farm laws, at Nirankari Samagam Ground in Burari, the government designated place for the protest, ANI reports.

Delhi: Farmers continue their protest against the farm laws, at Nirankari Samagam Ground in Burari, the govt designated place for the protest. pic.twitter.com/bkceHtb6kU

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2020

Similarly, in 2015 thousands of farmers from 15 states had gathered at Jantar Mantar, demanding former PM Manmohan Singh's intervention to resolve the farm crisis in the country.

'PM Should Realise its a Genuine Protest': Owaisi | AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said today, "It's a genuine protest and we hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will call them and speak to the. So many farmers in such huge numbers are protesting. Amit Shah can come here and conduct a meeting and they can't even protest. PM should speak to them and listen to their demands."

'Modi Govt Perscuted Farmers With Black Laws': Gandhi | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today castigated the BJP government, saying - "Modi government persecuted the farmer - first black laws were run again, but he forgot that when the farmer raises his voice, his voice resonates throughout the country. Join us through the #SpeakUpForFarmers campaign against the exploitation of farmer siblings."

मोदी सरकार ने किसान पर अत्याचार किए- पहले काले क़ानून फिर चलाए डंडे लेकिन वो भूल गए कि जब किसान आवाज़ उठाता है तो उसकी आवाज़ पूरे देश में गूंजती है।

किसान भाई-बहनों के साथ हो रहे शोषण के ख़िलाफ़ आप भी #SpeakUpForFarmers campaign के माध्यम से जुड़िए। pic.twitter.com/tJ8bry6QWi

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 30, 2020

At a press conference on Sunday, senior AAP leader and chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said his party believes that Home Minister Amit Shah has shown "utter irresponsibility" by leaving Delhi to…

Punjab CM Hits back at Khattar | Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday hit back at his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar over allegations that he did not respond to repeated calls made over the farmers' issue, asking why the latter did not use official channels to contact him. The Punjab CM also trashed the call records released by Khattar, claiming to be proof of attempts made to get in touch with him, as "complete fraud", saying by this the Haryana chief minister has exposed his "deception" even more sharply. "If at all someone from his (Khattar's) office called my residence, why were the calls made to an attendant? Why were official channels not used to get in touch with me?" Singh posed. Flaunting a page of his own office register cannot condone Khattar's lies, he said in a statement here."Top officials of the Punjab government, at the principal secretary and DGP levels among others, have been in touch with each other on the farmers' issue for the past several days. Yet none of these officials conveyed Khattar's desire to talk to me at any point in time," Amarinder Singh said.

Shah has already appealed to the protesting farmers to shift to the Burari ground in the national capital to stage their protests and said the Centre was ready to hold discussions with them as soon as…

Ghazipur Border Partially Sealed | Ghazipur border has been partially sealed with heavy police deployment amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the BJP government's contentious agriculture laws, News18 reports.

Farmers Continue 'Dilli Chalo' Protest at Borders:

Delhi: Farmers continue their protest at Ghazipur-Ghaziabad (Delhi-UP) border against the farm laws amid security deployment. pic.twitter.com/MhuDgiOhhQ

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2020

Tikri, Singhu Borders Closed for Traffic Movement | The Tikri, Singhu borders, where farmers have been continuing their days-long protest against the Centre's contentious farm laws, are closed for any traffic movement, said the Delhi Traffic Police. Earlier, a request by Union Home Minister Amit Shah was rejected by farmer groups to shift their protest to Burari grounds.

'26 Minute Speeches, but Does PM Have Credibility?' Derek O'Brien | TMC leader Derek O'Brien slammed BJP government amid continued farmer protests in the country. "Mitron, Modi-Shah promised that Centre would double farmer income by 2022. At current rates that won’t happen till at least 2028. Meanwhile, in Didi’s Bengal farmer income has already tripled in 9 years. Facts. Not faff," he said.

Mitron, Modi-Shah promised that Centre would double farmer income by 2022. At current rates that won’t happen till at least 2028. Meanwhile, in Didi’s Bengal farmer income has already tripled in 9 years. Facts. Not faff.

Excerpt from #Parliament speech #FarmBills2020

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— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 30, 2020

Farmers Stay Put at Delhi-Haryana Border | Farmers stay put at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) as their protest against the Central Government's Farm laws continues, ANI reports.

Farmers stay put at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) as their protest against the Central Government's Farm laws continues. pic.twitter.com/XKUHQs3hDO

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2020

'Reconsider Farmer Laws, PM Modi' | Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday demanded the central government reconsider the three new farm laws against which farmers are staging protests. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the chief minister said that even when GDP growth rate has been minus 7.5 per cent in the financial year 2020-21, the agriculture sector has increased by 3.4 per cent. In these difficult times, Gehlot said, the farmers are making positive contribution to the economy and they should not be given such a reward. Gehlot demanded that PM Modi reconsider the agriculture laws to protect the interests of farmers and democratic values. When the country was celebrating Constitution Day on 26 November, the farmers were hit by sticks and water cannon. To prevent farmers from reaching Delhi to keep their demands, roads were dug and blockers were also installed. "The central government tried to take away the right to protest against the farmers, which is not justified, Gehlot said.

The thousands of farmers will continue camping out on highways in Punjab and Haryana until three new agriculture laws are withdrawn, Jaskaran Singh, a leader of the Kisan Union, or Farmers Union,…

'BJP Busy in Election Campaign, Farmers Not Priority' | The BJP is busy campaigning for Hyderabad civic polls which is why the date for talks with farmers protesting the Central agri laws have been pushed to December, showing that farmers are not a priority for the BJP and only elections matter to it, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alleged on Sunday. Launching a scathing attack against the government over the ongoing protest by farmers, RLD president Jayant Chaudhary accused the BJP dispensation at the Centre of wanting to suppress the voice of the farmers with "brute force". Rejecting the Centre's offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, the farmers who are protesting at Delhi's borders for four days against the new farm laws on Sunday said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and threatened to block all five entry points to the national capital. "Farmers across the country are demonstrating against the anti-farmer policies of the Modi government. But instead of dialogue in democracy, the central government wants to suppress the voice of the farmers with the crude use of force and on the strength of sticks," Chaudhary said in a statement.