Farmers have once again blocked the Delhi-Noida Chilla border to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws. The road has been closed due to a sit-in demonstration by some farmers.
Farmers have once again blocked the Delhi-Noida Chilla border to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws.
Farmers had on Sunday vacated carriageways on the Noida-Delhi Link Road via Chilla following a meeting with Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar. Normal traffic resumed between Noida and Delhi via Chilla border after farmers vacated the spot they had been occupying since December 1 for their sit-in demonstration.
Farmers have once again blocked the Delhi-Noida Chilla border to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws.
The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking immediate removal of farmers protesting at Delhi's border points against the new agri reforms on Wednesday. Thousands of farmers have been protesting at Delhi gateways for over 20 days now.
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal said since the beginning only, there were two groups of farmers' representatives when the talks first began on October 14. On that day, all the farmers did not give a unified memorandum, but both the groups gave their individual demands.
I'm hopeful that there is mutual consent between the Centre and farmers' Union and we can resolve this issue by talks. I'm hopeful for next 28 to 40 hours, there will be another round of talks & some conclusive statement can be out: Dushyant Chautala
With thousands of farmers protesting against the Centre's new agri laws staying put at Delhi borders, several routes in the national capital remained off bounds for commuters on Friday.
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and several other states have been protesting on various borders of Delhi since November 26, seeking repeal of the three farm laws enacted in September.
President of Krantikari Kisan Union Darshan Pal on Wednesday rejected the government's proposals on farm laws as they continue to remain firm on their demands of repealing the new farm laws.
We have given a memorandum to the President. We are asking to repeal agriculture laws and electricity amendment bill that were passed in anti-democratic manner without proper discussions and consultations: Sitaram Yechury, CPI-M
A day after Home minister Amit Shah's talks with farmers failed to break the impasses, the Centre has sent a fresh proposal to the protesting farmers for consideration. The Centre's three farm laws that were cleared by the Parliament in September.
The Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions and supported by the Congress failed to have much impact till noon in Lucknow even as protesters tried to block highways at some places by placing burning tyres on roads.
In a relared development, the Centre has issued an advisory directing all the states and Union Territories to tighten security. The railways too asked its personnel to step up vigil saying protesters may organise rail blockades.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday lashed out at opposition parties for "politicising" farm bills.
With farmers' protest against the Centre's farm laws continuing near Delhi, the Shiv Sena on Monday said if the Union government repeals the agri-marketing laws, it will show its "large-heartedness".
Though the sit-in, part of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest, has been peaceful, it has affected traffic movement in both these areas. Long queues of vehicles choked the roads as the Delhi Police kept the Singhu and Tikri borders closed.
With protesting farmer unions calling for a 'Bharat Bandh' on December 8 even as several rounds of their talks with the Centre remain inconclusive, the opposition Congress on Sunday said that the party supported the proposed nationwide shutdown to protest against the three central farm laws.
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