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LIVE: Rajasthan ally leaves NDA alliance in support of protesting farmers
Farmers Protest LIVE updates: Rajnath Singh urged the farmer groups to to let the three Central farm laws be tested for a year or two
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Last Updated at December 26, 2020 20:24 IST
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Farmers raise slogans during their protest against the farm laws at Singhu Border, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
Farmers' Protest LIVE updates: The protesting farmer unions on Saturday decided to resume their dialogue with the government and have proposed December 29 as the date for the next round of talks to resolve the deadlock over the Centre's three farm laws.
Later in the day, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) convenor and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal announced a split from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the Centre's new farm laws.
PM Narendra Modi interacted with farmers from six states on Friday and released benefits under PM-Kisan scheme virtually. Modi said that the Central government is ready for discussions with those opposing farm laws at any time, but the talks should be based on facts and logic.
Later in the day, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) convenor and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal announced a split from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the Centre's new farm laws.
PM Narendra Modi interacted with farmers from six states on Friday and released benefits under PM-Kisan scheme virtually. Modi said that the Central government is ready for discussions with those opposing farm laws at any time, but the talks should be based on facts and logic.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Rajnath Singh urged the farmer groups to to let the three Central farm laws be tested for a year or two and assured that the government will make the required amendments if the laws don't benefit them.
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Thousands of farmers have been camping at three Delhi border points -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur -- for nearly a month, demanding repeal of three agri laws enacted in September and a legal guarantee on minimum support price.
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