Farmers Protest in Delhi LIVE Updates: Ministers To Meet Before Rajnath Leads Talks With Farmers, Say Sources

Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: Ministers To Meet Before Rajnath Leads Talks With Farmers, Say Sources

Delhi Farmers Protest: The protesters have threatened to block five entry points to Delhi.

New Delhi:

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold talks today with the farmers protesting in and around Delhi since last week, sources have said, adding that he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh at BJP chief JP Nadda's house this morning ahead of the discussion. This is the second meeting between the top BJP leaders in less than 48 hours amid massive protests against contentious farm laws in and around Delhi.

The Centre has called farmers for talks today, three days ahead of the scheduled date of December 3, as hundreds of farmers trickled in from Punjab at two borders of Delhi. Making the announcement, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar cited cold and coronavirus. There was no precondition. The protesters have threatened to block five entry points to Delhi. Earlier on Monday, Union minister Amit Shah met Mr Tomar -- the second meet within 24 hours -- after protesting farmers rejected the proposal of early talks that hinged on them shifting their protest venue.

"On November 13, we had decided we will meet on December 3, but farmers are in a mood to protest," Union minister Narendra Tomar said. "It is cold and there is coronavirus. Hence we invite the kisan union heads to Vigyan Bhawan on December 1 at 3 pm. We request you to leave the protest and find a solution through discussion," he added.

Over the last five days, thousands of farmers, braving water cannons, tear gas and barricades of the Haryana police, have reached the borders of Delhi. While some of them have managed to enter the city, the rest are sitting at the border areas, saying they are ready to do what it takes to see the end of the three farm laws passed by parliament earlier this year.

Here are the live updates of the farmers' protest:

Dec 01, 2020 11:16 (IST)

Farmers March In Delhi LIVE Updates: Protesting Farmers Remove Police Barricading

#WATCH Protesting farmers use a tractor to remove barricading done at Ghazipur-Ghaziabad (Delhi-UP) border#FarmersProtest #Ghaziabad pic.twitter.com/g3VfCMFEAI
- ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2020

Dec 01, 2020 11:08 (IST)

Delhi Chalo March Farmers Protest: Pinarayi Vijayan Urges Centre To Listen To Protesting Farmers

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urged the government to listen to the protesting farmers and resolve the issue in an amicable manner.

It is time to stand with our farmers. We urge the Government of India to listen to the protesting farmers and resolve the issue in an amicable manner. The whole of our country needs to come together on this; because farmers are the lifeblood of this country.
- Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) December 1, 2020

Dec 01, 2020 10:45 (IST)

Farmers March in Delhi LIVE Updates: Tikri Border Closed For All Traffic Movement

Delhi Traffic Police has said Tikri Border is closed for any traffic movement. Available open borders to Haryana are Jharoda, Dhansa, Daurala Jhatikera, Badusari, Kapashera, Rajokri NH8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera borders.

Dec 01, 2020 10:36 (IST)

Farmers Protest Updates: Will Not Attend Talks Till All 500 Plus Organisations Are Invited

This morning, the farmers said they will not attend the talks till all 500 plus organisations are invited for talks. "There are more than 500 groups of farmers in the country, but the government has invited only 32 groups for talks today. The rest have not been called by the government. We will not be going for talks till all groups are called," Sukhvinder S Sabhran, Joint Secretary, Punjab Kisan Sangarsh Committee was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Dec 01, 2020 10:22 (IST)

Farmers Protest LIVE: Rajnath Singh To Lead Meeting With Farmers Today

Union minister Rajnath Singh will be leading the talks with farmers today at 3 pm.

Dec 01, 2020 09:46 (IST)

Farmers Protest Updates: Farmers In Ambala Showed Black Flags To Haryana Minister

Farmers in Ambala raised slogans of 'Kisan Ekta Zindabad' and showed black flags to Haryana minister Anil Vij outside Panjokhra Sahib Gurudwara yesterday.

#WATCH Farmers in Ambala raised slogans of 'Kisan Ekta Zindabad' and showed black flags to Haryana minister Anil Vij outside Panjokhra Sahib Gurudwara yesterday. #Haryana pic.twitter.com/kdpbSOvel1
- ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2020

Dec 01, 2020 09:41 (IST)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted saying, "We all owe our lives to the hard work of these farmers. This debt can be repaid only we fight and get them the justice they demand, not by beating them up or by using tear gas on them."

अन्नदाता सड़कों-मैदानों में धरना दे रहे हैं,
और
'झूठ' टीवी पर भाषण!

किसान की मेहनत का हम सब पर क़र्ज़ है।

ये क़र्ज़ उन्हें न्याय और हक़ देकर ही उतरेगा, न कि उन्हें दुत्कार कर, लाठियाँ मारकर और आंसू गैस चलाकर।

जागिए, अहंकार की कुर्सी से उतरकर सोचिए और किसान का अधिकार दीजिए।
- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 1, 2020

Dec 01, 2020 09:18 (IST)

Delhi Chalo March Farmers Protest: Singhu, Tikri Borders Closed

In view of the ongoing farmers' agitation in the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police on Tuesday appealed to citizens to take alternative routes as the Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) and the Tikri Borders remained closed due to the protests. "Traffic Alert: Singhu Border is still closed from both sides. Please take an alternate route. Traffic has been diverted from Mukarba Chowk and GTK road. Traffic is very very heavy. Please avoid outer ring road from Signature Bridge to Rohini and vice versa, GTK Road, NH 44 and Singhu border," the Delhi Traffic Police tweeted.

Dec 01, 2020 08:56 (IST)

Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to express his solidarity with the farmers. "The Modi government has persecuted the farmer - first it brought black laws and then used lathis against them, but it forgot that when the farmer raises his voice, it resonates throughout the country. You also raise your voice against the exploitation of farmers and join the Speak Up For Farmers campaign," Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.

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

Dec 01, 2020 08:40 (IST)

The centre has called farmers for talks today, two days ahead of the scheduled date of December 3.

There are more than 500 groups of farmers in the country, but the Govt has invited only 32 groups for talks. The rest haven't been called by the govt. We won't be going for talks till all groups are called: Sukhvinder S Sabhran, Jt Secy, Punjab Kisan Sangarsh Committee in Delhi pic.twitter.com/jYGQlEMKSk
- ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2020

Dec 01, 2020 08:32 (IST)

Farmers Protest: HD Kumaraswamy Asks Centre To Hold Talks With Agitating Farmers

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday asked the Centre to hold talks with protesting farmers at the borders of Delhi to remove misgivings they have on the new agri-marketing laws. "The Farmers protest in Delhi against the Centre''s new

agricultural legislation has entered the fifth day. The Centre, which has stated that such laws have been brought in to help farmers, should immediately hold talks with protesters and make efforts to remove their suspicions," the JD(S) leader tweeted.

Dec 01, 2020 08:17 (IST)

Farmers Protest LIVE: Delhi Police File Case After Friday's Clashes With Farmers At Haryana Border

Delhi Police has filed a case against unknown persons after violence at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border on Friday saw a group of farmers - among thousands who have marched to the city to protest the farm laws - try to force their way past barricades and into the national capital.The police have listed rioting and damage to government property among the charges, as well as injuries sustained by at least three policemen, one of whom was allegedly attacked by a sword

Dec 01, 2020 07:35 (IST)

Farmers Protest Updates: Khaps Of Haryana Support Farmers' Protest, Will Come To Delhi

The khaps -- community organisations -- of Haryana have unanimously decided to support the farmers' protest. The decision was taken at a meeting of the chiefs of 30 khaps in Rohtak. Their representatives, under the banner of "sarv khap", said they would gather tomorrow and proceed towards Delhi to join the protesters. Delhi's Palam khap had also taken part in the meeting. Read Here

Dec 01, 2020 07:30 (IST)

Farmers Protest LIVE: Security Personnel At Singhu Border

Security personnel continue to guard Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) as farmers' protest against Central Government's Farm laws continues. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has invited the leaders of farmer unions, for talks, at 3 pm on December 1 at Vigyan Bhavan.