Farmers have been agitating for the past two weeks against the new agri laws. They have announced that they will block railway tracks if their demands are not met by the government. The farmer unions said they will soon announce a date for blocking tracks across the country. Farmers are demanding a rollback of the agri laws.
The Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday appealed to citizens to take alternative routes as Singhu and other borders like Auchandi, Piao Maniyari, Mangesh have been closed for all kinds of traffic movement. Commuters are advised to take alternative routes via Lampur, Safiabad, Saboli and Singhu school toll tax borders.
The government has sent a fresh proposal to the protesting farmers over the newly enacted three agriculture laws that are at the heart of protests.
The Farmers' protest has reached its 12th day, farmers are adamant about their demands and people who come to the border daily are facing a lot of trouble due to the closure of roads.
The facet-check campaign will dispel the myths over the three farm laws that are at the heart of the stir. Today is the 12th day of the farmers' stir.
5th round of talks between farm leaders, govt has begun at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. This is their fifth round of talks to end the deadlock over the new farm laws.
We want complete rollback of the laws. If the government doesn't accept our demand, we will continue our agitation, said Harjinder Singh Tanda, state chief of Azad Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab.
Farmer leaders leave from Singhu border for Vigyan Bhawan to hold fifth round of talks with the Central government on the farm laws.
In the previous meeting on Thursday, Tomar had assured 40 farmer union leaders that the government is open to considering ways to strengthen APMC mandis, create a level-playing field with proposed private markets, and provide a provision for approaching higher courts for dispute resolution, while asserting that procurement at minimum support price (MSP) will continue.
In the previous meeting on Thursday, Tomar had assured 40 farmer union leaders that the government is open to considering ways to strengthen APMC mandis, create a level-playing field with proposed private markets, and provide a provision for approaching higher courts for dispute resolution, while asserting that procurement at minimum support price (MSP) will continue.
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