Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad & Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury met the President earlier today & submitted a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures seeking his intervention in farm laws issue.
In the government, ministers will go to different cities and talk to farmers on farm laws. While Home Minister Amit Shah will communicate with the farmers in Delhi, Smriti Irani will be Amethi, Ravi Shankar Prasad will stay in Patna and Nitin Gadkari
The Modi-government on Thursday again wrote to the farmer unions inviting them for the next round of talks for discussion over new agri laws.
Delhi Police on Thursday detained Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, and other Congress leaders while they were taking out a march to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Braving harsh cold, thousands of agitating farmers at the Delhi borders on Thursday remained steadfast in their demands to repeal the Centre's three new agri laws.
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Wednesday provided 700 water geysers to the farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws at the national capital's borders in the biting cold.
Farmers' protest at Delhi border continued for 26th day. The government has again requsted the Farmers Union to join the discussion over the farm laws to end the deadlock.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with farmers on the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 25, the BJP said, adding that the party will hold “kisan samvad” at over 2,500 places in Uttar Pradesh.
The Kisan Congress on Friday wrote to Prime MInister Narendra Modi, accusing his government for the death of 22 farmers agitating against the three farm laws and demanded Rs one crore compensation to their family members.
PM Modi, strongly defending farm laws that have triggered massive protests near Delhi, said today he was ready "with folded hands" to discuss every issue with farmers and allay their fear.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed farmers at the 'Kisan Kalyan' event in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen through video conferencing on December 18.
The DMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu on Friday embarked on a day-long hunger strike in support of farmers protesting against the three farm laws enacted by the Centre recently.
According to reports, the 65-year-old also left a suicide note stating that "he couldn't see the ordeal of farmers who are sitting on the outskirts of the national capital protesting against the recently-passed farm laws".
"The first and the only thing we will decide today is regarding the farmers' protest and the fundamental right of citizens to move. The question of the validity of laws can wait," SC said while hearing pleas
The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing on a petition seeking removal of farmers from various Delhi border points. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde observed that it will not decide on the validity of the three farm laws as of now.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has expressed grief over suicide of Sikh priest Baba Ram Singh who was supporting the farmer protests against the three agri laws.
The Supreme Court will resume hearing on a petition seeking removal of farmers from various Delhi border points.
According to reports, the 65-year-old also left a suicide note stating that "he couldn't see the ordeal of farmers who are sitting on the outskirts of the national capital protesting against the recently-passed farm laws".
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are currently staying put at Delhi's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in protest against three farm laws.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court indicated that it may form a committee having representatives of the government and farmer unions across the country to resolve the deadlock over farmers protesting at several roads near Delhi borders against the three new agri laws saying "it may become a national issue".
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