9.33 am: Farmer union leaders say they made it very clear to the Narendra Modi government that the talks will have to focus on repealing a...
9.33 am: Farmer union leaders say they made it very clear to the Narendra Modi government that the talks will have to focus on repealing agricultural laws. However, Sarwan Singh Pandher of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, who attended the meeting, told NDTV that Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar “clearly said that the laws will not be repealed” and asked them to approach the Supreme Court to repeal the legislations.
9.30 am: Two Punjab BJP leaders – Surjeet Kumar Jyani and Harjeet Singh Grewal – who have been in mediation with the protesting farmers, will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening, reports The Indian Express.
9.29 am: Heavy rain and thunderstorm affects farmers’ camping at Delhi’s borders for over a month to protest against the Centre’s farm laws.
Protesters at Singhu border (Delhi- Haryana) affected due to continuous rainfall#FarmLaws pic.twitter.com/lufaPTNNui
— ANI (@ANI) January 5, 2021
A look at the developments from Monday:
- The seventh round of talks on agriculture laws between farmers and the Centre ended in a deadlock, with the two sides deciding to meet again at 2 pm on January 8. While the farmers stuck to their demand of repealing the laws, the Centre remained firm against it and suggested the formation of a panel to take the matter forward.
- The Congress put pressure on the Narendra Modi-led government, with...
