SKM said that farmer leaders are not seeking some meaningless amendments in the central farm laws which have fundamental flaws and urged the people to punish the BJP. (PTI photo)
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: As their agitation against the new agri laws completed seven months, farmers tried to march to governors residence in several states on Saturday even as Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar appealed them to end their stir and offered to resume talks on the provisions of the three legislations.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting at various Delhi border points, claimed that farmers were detained in states like Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana during the protests.
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.
The Prime Minister stated that all types of misinformation were spread against the new farm laws and said that those who enacted laws to call foreign companies in the country are scaring farmers with Indian companies. "These lies and propaganda stand exposed," PM said.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg had shared the "toolkit" to lend her support to the farmers agitation against the three new agri laws. In the document, various urgent actions, including creating a Twitter storm and protesting outside Indian embassies, were listed to rally support for the farmers protest.
Highlights
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday continued his attack over the new farm laws.
Congress leader said that PM Modi wants to hand over entire agriculture business to his two friends .
Rahul Gandhi was addressing farmers at Rajasthan s Rupangarha.
New Delhi: Continuing his attack over the new farm laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (February 13, 2021) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to hand over the entire agriculture business to his two friends .
Rahul Gandhi while addressing farmers at Rajasthan s Rupangarha also said that 40 per cent people of the country are stakeholders in the farming business.
He said, It is the business of 40 per cent people, which includes farmers, small and medium businessmen, traders and labourers. Narendra Modi wants to give this entire business to his two friends. This is the objective of farm laws.