The farm laws protest entered the tenth day on Saturday as the talks between the Centre and the farmers remained inconclusive. The farmers ...
The farm laws protest entered the tenth day on Saturday as the talks between the Centre and the farmers remained inconclusive. The farmers have called for a Bharat Bandh on December 8 and threatened to occupy toll plazas even as the fifth round of talks is scheduled for Saturday.
Harinder Singh Lakhowal, the general secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Union, said that farmers will protest against the central government and the corporate houses and burn their effigies on Saturday, adding that on December 7, sportspersons will return their medals in solidarity with the farmers.
At the end of Thursday’s talks, one of the farmer leaders had expressed hope that the matter will be “finalised” in the next meeting, while the government said that it has “no ego” and was dealing with the matter with “an open mind”.
The Centre, represented by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, had agreed to review the farm legislation and “bring amendments” if needed to address the farmers’ demands, according to the Hindustan Times. However, the farmers want the contentious legislation rolled back completely.
After the talks, Tomar reiterated the government’s assurance that the Minimum Support Price regime will not be done away with under the new laws. Noting that the farmers have concerns that the mandis (wholesale markets) will come under threat,...
