Amid the Bharat Bandh, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday attacked the BJP for diverting the attention, and said during his tenure as the Union Cabinet Minister, he had only talked about bringing reforms in the APMC and not about the kind of new laws enacted by the Centre.
As farmer union called Bharat Bandh on December 8 in a bid to pressurise the government over the new farm laws, India TV spoke exclusively to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and discussed the concerns of farmers, why are they protesting, about the new farm laws and what's the stand of the government.
Bharat Bandh on December 8: 400 farm organisations call for chakka jam, to disrupt supply of fruit, vegetables and milk.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on December 06 urged Aam Aadmi Party's officials and workers to show their support to farmers-led Bharat Bandh on December 8.
MoS Agriculture, Kailash Choudhary on farmers' Delhi Chalo protest said that he doesn't think that 'real' farmers are bothered about it.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Leader, K Kavitha said that the party will support farmers' call of Bandh on December 8.
Students from Delhi University gathered at Singhu border in support of farmers who are protesting against farm laws.
Talks between the government and protesting farmers remained inconclusive on Saturday even after five rounds of discussions as union leaders stuck to their demand and went on a 'maun vrat' seeking a clear 'yes or no.
Several opposition parties on Saturday announced support to the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called on December 8 by farmer unions against the new agri-marketing laws and held protests in various parts of the country to express solidarity with the agitators who have stayed put on Delhi borders for 10 days.
Talks between the government and protesting farmers remained inconclusive on Saturday even after five rounds of discussions as union leaders stuck to their demand for the repeal of the new farm laws and went on a 'maun vrat' seeking a clear 'yes or no' reply, forcing the Centre to call for another meeting on December 9 to resolve the deadlock.
Farmer leaders who are present at fifth round of talks with Central Government had food they carried with them. A Kar Sewa vehicle that carried food for them arrived at Bhawan earlier.
After the 5th round of Centre-farmers talks on Saturday, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar once again assured farmers that MSP will continue and that there is no threat to it. However, the talks remained inconclusive once again and it was decided that the next meeting will talke place on December 9.
Farmers' group went on a 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) during their fifth round of talks with the government and sought a reply in 'yes' or 'no' on their key demand of repealing the three new farm laws, union leaders said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has once again showed his support for the farmers protests in India. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa during a presser, Justin Trudeau reiterated support for the farmers saying his country will always stand up for the right of peaceful protests taking place anywhere around the world.
To show his support for the protesting farmers, a groom in Haryana took out his marriage procession (baraat) in a tractor instead of a fancy car, to reach his wedding venue in Karnal.
As farmers protests against Centre's new farm laws is still on while they continue to block major entry points to the national capital, a plea in the Supreme Court on Friday has sought an immediate removal of protesting farmers from border areas of Delhi-NCR.
The meeting between Centre and farmer leaders over new farm laws ended without any conclusion.The next meeting will be held on December 5.
As farmers protests against new farm laws continues to intense even when talks with the Centre are going on, NDA's former ally Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday hit out at the BJP after a party leader had compared protesting farmers with Khalistanis.
Take a look at the success story of farmers who benefitted from the new farm laws.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will be holding talks ahead of the crucial Centre-farmers' meeting over farm laws.
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