Farmers' protest highlights: We'll have a new proposal and find out a solution at the earliest, say farmers
Farmers protesting against the new Central agriculture laws began their tractor rally today. The agitating ryots will head from Ghazipur to Noida and back, with security beefed up at multiple toll plazas and entry points to the national capital. A stalemate continued on Wednesday between the government and a representative group of thousands of protesting farmers, as the unions stuck to their demand for the repeal of three farm laws right from the beginning of the meeting even as the ministers listed various benefits of the Acts. Stay tuned to DH for more latest updates.
Farmers on their way to Ghazipur border during a tractor rally as part of their ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at Dankaur in Gautam Buddha Nagar District, Thursday, Jan. 07, 2021. Credit: PTI Photo
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RSS skirts discussing farmers' protest, says Centre and farmers should resovle peacefully
Avoiding to make any public statement on the contentious agriculture laws and the agitation of farmers against them on Delhi border for over a month now, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in a guarded response on Thursday that "the farmers and the government should sit together and resolve the issue peacefully."
PM Modi should talk directly to protesting farmers: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Expressing her anguish over the pain of farmers, Badal, leader of the ruling BJP's erstwhile ally, said, "It is strange that farmers are spending nights in open during the chilling winters and even then their demands are falling on deaf ears."
Govt is ready to fulfil all the demands of farmers: Surjit Kumar Jyani, BJP after meeting HM Shah
"Govt is ready to listen but farmers are being stubborn. Law & order in Punjab is ruined. Sit-in protests are being done outside houses of our workers. The language being used & the kind of hooliganism in Punjab - we talked about it," said Surjit Kumar Jyani, BJP after meeting HM Shah.
"Govt is ready to fulfil all the demands of farmers. But farmers are now saying that the laws be repealed. Why are they saying that? I think farmer unions don't want a solution. I think their plan is something else," he said.