Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: Deadlock Continues as Farmer Leaders Reject Govt Proposal to Form Committee; Next Round on Thursday, Protesters to Stay Put

"We will be submitting our draft proposal tomorrow. Talks are on and we will continue to talk. We will have our next meeting on December 3. Only the Government can decide when the protests are going to end," says Rakesh Tikait, Uttar Pradesh Farmers leader after meeting Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

Farmers Should Flag Specific Issues in Laws, Govt Ready to Look into Them: Narendra Tomar | As a meeting with representatives of protesting farmers remained inconclusive, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said they have been asked to come with specific issues in the new farm laws and the government is ready to discuss and address their concerns. The government had called a meeting with 35 representatives of agitating farmers at Vigyan Bhawan hereafter large-scale protests by various farmer groups, including from Punjab and Haryana, entered its sixth day on various borders of the national capital.

The meeting remained inconclusive with the farmers not on board with the government proposal to form a committee to discuss the issues.

Govt Hold Meeting With Farmers' Leaders from UP, Haryana | Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal hold meeting with farmers' leaders from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, at Krishi Bhawan in Delhi. Bharatiya Kisan Union representatives present.

The remark by JJP president Ajay Chautala comes on the day independent MLA Sombir Sangwan withdrew support to the BJP-led government in the state, also expressing support for the farmers against the…

Train Movement Affected | 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 and accordingly short originated, says CPRO, Western Railway.

Farmers' Unions Reject Govt Offer to Set Up Committee | The government today 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. The meeting remained inconclusive and the government has called for another round of discussions on December 3, union leaders said. Government officials said the dialogue would continue and the next round of talks have been scheduled for Thursday. Sources said the farmer representatives were unanimous in seeking repeal of the three laws that they have been terming as being against the interest of the farm community.

Update | A meeting between Kisan Union of Uttar Pradesh and Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is underway at latter's office in Delhi. 

In the last two days, 2,64,000 Indians living in countries like the UK, US and Canada have signed online petitions demanding justice for the agitating farmers.

Students Join Farmers' Protest Against Farm Laws at Singhu, Tikri Borders | Students from various universities in Delhi has 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".

Our Protest Against Farm Laws Will Continue: Farmers' Delegation | "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 will come back for more discussions with them," says Chanda Singh, Member of Farmers' Delegation who met Union Agriculture Minister in Delhi today.

Our movement against Farm Laws will continue & we'll definitely take back something from the Govt, 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 in Delhi today pic.twitter.com/YgenF7koXN

— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2020

Protesting Farmers Show Black Flags to Union Minister Rattan Lal Kataria | A group of over one hundred farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws has showed black flags to Union minister Rattan Lal Kataria in Jandli village adjoining Ambala city. The Union minister of state for Jal Shakti was accompanied by the BJP MLA from Ambala city, Aseem Goel, and some local party leaders.

Meeting Was Good: Narendra Singh Tomar | "The meeting was good and we have decided that the talks will 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," says Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. 

We appeal to the farmers to suspend the protests and come for the talks. However, this decision depends on farmers' unions and farmers: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar https://t.co/gfIKF52ze4

— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2020

Meeting Concludes | "We discussed a lot of issues. We will have a meeting day after tomorrow. We will continue with our protests," says Chanda Singh, one of the farmers leaders, after meeting with the government. The meeting between government and farmers' leaders has now concluded. Another round of talks will be held on December 3. 

BJP Ally in Haryana Suggests Giving Written Assurance on MSP | The BJP's ruling coalition partner in Haryana, the Jannayak Janata Party, has suggested that the Centre should give a written assurance to farmers that the minimum support price system will continue. The remark by JJP president Ajay Chautala comes on the day independent MLA Sombir Sangwan withdrew support to the BJP-led government in the state, also expressing support for the farmers against the new farm laws.

Police said Chilla border that links Delhi to UP through Noida has been closed, adding that those who want to go to Noida can take U-turn from under the Ghazipur-Akshardham flyover and also through…

Govt Offers to Set Up Committee to Look into Farmers' Issues | The government today offered to set up a committee to look into the issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, as three union ministers and senior officials met representatives of 35 agitating organisations. Sources said the farmer representatives were yet to respond to the offer from the government more than two hours into the meeting, but all of them were unanimous in seeking repeal of the three laws that they have been terming as being against the interest of the farm community.

People Who Get Commission Are Behind Farmers Protest: 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 is not the farmers who have a problem with this (farm laws), but others. Besides opposition, people who get commission are behind it (protest), says 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): Union Minister VK Singh pic.twitter.com/qQIg5bh8oy

— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2020

Punjab CM Tweets on Meeting Underway Between Govt, Farmers' Leaders | Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has voiced hope for a positive outcome from farmers’ meeting with the Center over farm laws. "The Center should agree to make MSP a statutory right for the farmers and ensure that the time tested Mandi system continues in the interest of the nation," he says.

Hope for the much needed positive outcome from farmers’ meeting with the Center over #FarmLaws. The Center should agree to make MSP a statutory right for the farmers and ensure that the time tested Mandi system continues in the interest of the nation.

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) December 1, 2020

For the meeting at Vigyan Bhawan, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was accompanied by Railways and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, also an…

Delhi Traffic Police Closes Chilla Border | Chilla border (Delhi-Noida Link Road) closed in wake of protesting farmers blocking Delhi to UP Link Road. Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory requesting commuters travelling to Noida to take a U-turn from Ghazipur/Akshardham flyover and take Sarai Kale Khan route. 

Delhi: Chilla border (Delhi-Noida Link Road) closed in wake of protesting farmers blocking Delhi to U.P Link Road.

Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory requesting commuters travelling to Noida to take a U-turn from Ghazipur/Akshardham flyover & take Sarai Kale Khan route pic.twitter.com/oNRmlcbI1M

— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2020

The ruling AAP said the notification allows farmers to sell their crop anywhere, including outside mandis. Selling of fruits and vegetables was already de-regulated in Delhi many years ago; now this…

Traffic Alert Due to Farmers Protest | Delhi Traffic Police issues advisory for commuters regarding closure of certain routes due to ongoing farmers protest on Delhi border areas. 

Traffic Alert

दिल्ली से U.P लिंक रोड NOIDA की तरफ जाने वाले मार्ग में चिल्ला बॉर्डर को बंद कर दिया गया है I जो वाहन चालक NOIDA जाना चाहते हैं वह गाजीपुर, अक्षरधाम फ्लाईओवर के नीचे से U टर्न लेकर और सराए काले खां होकर जा सकते हैं I

— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) December 1, 2020

Meeting Update | "You give names of 4-5 people from your organisations and constitute a committee in which there will be representatives from government as well as agricultural experts to discuss new agricultural laws", ANI quotes government as saying. Meeting with farmers' leaders is underway at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. 

Bilkis ‘Dadi’ had made headlines last year when she along with other women residents of south Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh staged a sit-in against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bills which grew into a…

On Tuesday, farmers entered the sixth consecutive day of protests braving water cannons, tear gas, police barricades, the pandemic, and winters.

Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said everyone was indebted to the farmers for their hard work and this debt would be repaid only by giving them justice.

Meeting Between Govt, Farmers' Leaders Underway | Government is giving a detailed presentation to the farmers' leaders on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act. The meeting is underway at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal are present.

Farmers are protesting at Delhi's borders for six days against the new farm laws.

In a terse message, the ministry further added that 'it is also best that diplomatic conversations are not misrepresented for political purposes'.