Farmers blocked Noida-Delhi border, leading to heavy traffic jam on Tuesday. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey) Farmers Protest Today Live Updates: After holding talks with farmer bodies, the Union government Tuesday asked them to identify specific issues related to the three new farm laws and submit those by Wednesday for consideration and discussion in the next round of talks on Thursday, PTI reported.
Meanwhile, the meeting between the protesting farmer leaders and the Union government remained inconclusive as both the parties failed to arrive at a common understanding. The government on Tuesday offered to set up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, but it was rejected by representatives of 35 agitating organisations during their marathon meeting with three union ministers that ended without any resolution.
While 32 unions belong to farmers from Punjab, two representatives from Haryana, Yogendra Yadav from AIKSCC and another leader from Uttar Pradesh attended the talks. The farmer unions had emphasised that their demand for the repeal of the new farm laws was “non-negotiable”. The farmers had earlier rejected the Centre’s offer on Sunday after the government had stressed on them moving to the Burari grounds in New Delhi
In other news, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday extended his support to farmers who have been protesting against the three farm laws, noting that the situation is “concerning”. However, the Indian government reacted sharply and called the remarks made by Canadian leaders as “ill-informed” and “unwarranted”.
An empty tent on Burari ground. Farmers have refused to move to the site allocated by govt. Amit Mehra
At Singhu border near Haryana, Monday. Amit Mehra
The farmer unions said the new laws would give “unregulated freedom to corporates”.
Farmer leaders hold a press conference at Singhu Border on Sunday. (Express Photo: Gajendra Yadav)
The government has asked farmers' bodies to identify specific issues related to the three new farm laws and submit those by Wednesday for consideration and discussion in the next round of talks on Thursday, an official statement said after a nearly three-hour-long meeting remained inconclusive.
"During the deliberations, the Union Agriculture Minister proposed to constitute an expert committee to put forth the issues of farmers so as to resolve them with mutual consent but the representative of the farmers' unions suggested that all the representatives will attend a further round of discussions with the Government to resolve the matter amicably," the statement said.
During the interaction, the government suggested to the farmer representatives "to identify the specific issues related to Farm Reform Acts and share with the government on December 2 for consideration. These issues will be discussed during the fourth round of meeting to be held on December 3." (PTI)
Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal are holding a meeting with farmers' leaders from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, at Krishi Bhawan. Bharatiya Kisan Union representatives are also present. The government had held talks with farmers from Punjab earlier in the day.
Due to Kisan agitation in Punjab, train movement has been affected and hence, few trains have been diverted and certain trains have been short terminated & accordingly short originated: CPRO, Western Railway
Students from various universities in Delhi on Tuesday joined the farmers protesting at Singhu and Tikri borders and expressed solidarity with them in their fight against the Centre's new farm laws. The protesters part of a student outfit, Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS), demanded that three farm legislations should be revoked unconditionally and the BJP government at the Centre should apologise to the people for introducing such "anti-people laws".
"We have launched agitations in different states in solidarity with the on-going movement and to bring to the fore the issues being faced especially by the most exploited section -- agricultural workers in the farming sector.
"Through the enactment of new laws, the BJP government is aiming to benefit the corporates and rich farmers, and completely pauperize the small-marginal farmers and agricultural workers," the KYS said in a statement. (PTI)
Farmers block Noida-Delhi border, leading to heavy traffic jam on Tuesday. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey)
"Our movement against Farm Laws will continue and we will definitely take back something from the government, be it bullets or a peaceful solution. We'll come back for more discussions with them," Chanda Singh, Member of Farmers' Delegation who met Union Agriculture Minister today. (ANI)
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the meeting with farmers' leaders was good and the government has decided that further talks would be held on December 3. "We wanted a small group to be constituted but farmers' leaders wanted that the talks should be held with everyone, we do not have problem with it," ANI quoted him as saying.
"We appeal to the farmers to suspend the protests and come for the talks. However, this decision depends on farmers' unions and farmers," he added.
The meeting between the farmers' leaders and the Union Government has concluded. Thirty-six farm unions held talks with Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal, Som Parkash over the contentious farm laws at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. The next round of talks will be held on December 3.
Union Minister VK Singh: Many of the people in pictures do not appear to be farmers. What is in the interest of farmers has been done. It's not the farmers who have a problem with this (farm laws), but others. Besides opposition, people who get commission are behind it (protest). (ANI)
Members of NSUI, the Congress' student wing, appealed to the tricity residents to come forward and support the Farmers protest at Delhi border, during a protest at Matka Chowk on Madhya Marg Chandigarh.
Chilla border (Delhi-Noida Link Road) closed in wake of protesting farmers blocking Delhi to UP Link Road.
No other political party supported BJP on farm laws issue; but the party is adamant on bulldozing it: Mamata Banerjee on farmers' protest (PTI)
Makkal Needhi Maiam chief and actor Kamal Haasan says Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have a dialogue with farmers agitating in Delhi and redress their grievances. (PTI)
Ajay Chautala, founder of Jannayak Janta Party, BJP’s ally in the Haryana government, said, “The Centre should consider the demands of farmers. A unanimous solution should be implemented quickly to put an end to farmers’ trouble. The central government should also consider including MSP into the Act.”
Police detain Shaheen Bagh activist Bilkis Dadi who reached Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) to join the farmers' protest, ANI reported.
Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal hold meeting with farmers' leaders at Vigyan Bhawan.
Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal, Som Parkash to meet representatives of over 30 protesting farmer organisations. "We'll discuss how to resolve their issues; Govt will reach solution after hearing them," Agriculture Minister Tomar said before meeting farmers. (PTI)
Delegation of the farmers' union wave as they arrive for a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi a short while ago. (Express Photograph by Tashi Tobgyal)
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad joins farmers' protest at Ghazipur. "Don't stop fighting until the government listens to all your demands," he said.
The Ministry of External Affairs has reacted sharply to comments made by Canadian leaders in view of farmers' protest in India.
“We have seen some ill-informed comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India. Such comments are unwarranted, especially when pertaining to the internal affairs of a democratic country," MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastav said.
"It is also best that diplomatic conversations are not misrepresented for political purposes," he added.