Farm Laws: No Question of Returning, Ready to Resume Talks, Rakesh Tikait Tells Centre
The BKU leader has said that the farmer unions are willing to talk to the central government, as long as the talks are about repealing the three farm laws.
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait addressing the crowd during the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Haryana s Jind on February 3, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Chandigarh:Â Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said farmer unions were ready to resume talks with the Centre, asserting that the discussion would have to be about repealing the new farm laws.
Farmer unions call for Bharat Bandh on March 26 as farm law protests complete 4 months
Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions, will hold a joint convention will be organised with trade unions and other organisations to plan for the nationwide strike
BusinessToday.In | March 10, 2021 | Updated 22:31 IST
Farmer unions protesting the three farm laws have called for a Bharat Bandh on March 26. The day marks the completion of four months of protests against the legislations at borders of Delhi, which started on November 26.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions, will hold a joint convention will be organised with trade unions and other organisations to plan for the nationwide strike, reports said.
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Since November 2020, farmers across India, but notably in states encircling the New Delhi Capital region, have been protesting against the changes enacted in the Indian Agriculture Acts 2020 governing how they can bring their produce to market. Images of lines of tractors particularly from the state of Punjab became a defining image throughout the winter months as farmers began a protest march to Delhi and force Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to repeal the laws.
A farmers delegation meeting Delhi CM Kejriwal, earlier this month (PTI)
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will host protesting farmer leaders at a lunch at the Vidhan Sabha here Sunday afternoon where he will discuss with them the three contentious Central agricultural laws and other related issues, government sources said Saturday.
However, the government as well as AAP leaders were tight-lipped about the names of the union leaders invited for the meeting.
Farmer leader Darshan Pal said they had not received any invitation from the Delhi government till Saturday evening.
A senior AAP leader said, Discussions will be held at the meeting on various concerns of farmers over the agri laws and also the various aspects of the laws and its impact.