With yet another round of talks with the Centre failing to yield any result, farmers’ union representatives on Saturday, resorted to a sile...
With yet another round of talks with the Centre failing to yield any result, farmers’ union representatives on Saturday, resorted to a silent protest during their fifth meeting with the government on the newly-passed agriculture laws, reported NDTV. Four hours into the meeting, the farmers refused to talk and used a placard saying “Yes/No” to ask the Centre’s representatives whether or not they were willing to repeal the laws.
The talks have so far ended in stalemates with the Centre repeatedly saying they were considering changes in the laws, while the farmers are firm on their demand of scrapping them.
During Saturday’s meeting, the farmers, for the second time in a week, refused to eat lunch offered by the government. They also carried their own tea and water from their langar at Singhu border, one of the protest sites.
During Saturday’s meeting, the farmers warned that they have enough supplies to continue their agitation till there is a breakthrough. “We have material with us to last a year they said,” they said. “We’ve been on road for past several days. If government wants us to stay on road, we’ve no problem.”
The next round of talks is scheduled to take place on December 9, a day after the Bharat Bandh...
