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The central government has offered to put the farm laws on hold for 12-18 months, an offer rejected by the farmers unions protesting against the laws.
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The meeting between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Uttar Pradesh farmer leaders is underway on Sunday at the Vidhan Sabha in the national capital to discuss farm laws and other issues.
Delhi Transport and Environment Minister Kailash Gahlot and Minister for Water and Tourism Rajendra Pal Gautam and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh are also present in the meeting.
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New farm laws like death warrant for farmers, says Kejriwal ANI | Updated: Feb 21, 2021 17:39 IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): After a meeting with farmer leaders from Westen Uttar Pradesh at Vidhan Sabha on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the Centre s new farm laws death warrant for farmers and said these laws will lead farming under the control of a few corporates . A detailed discussion took place with farmers from Western Uttar Pradesh over the three black laws. These laws are like a death warrant for farmers. If these laws are implemented, farming will go into the hands of a few corporates, the Cief Minister told reporters.
"A detailed discussion took place with farmers from Western Uttar Pradesh over the three black laws. These laws are like a death warrant for farmers. If these laws are implemented, farming will go into the hands of a few corporates," the Chief Minister told reporters.
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Kejriwal meets protesting farm leaders
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with Uttar Pradesh farmer leaders on Sunday at the Vidhan Sabha in the national capital, to discuss farm laws and other issues. Delhi Transport and Environment Minister Kailash Gahlot and Minister for Water and Tourism Rajendra Pal Gautam and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh were also present in the meeting.
Farmers have been protesting at the different borders of the national capital since November last year, against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
After a meeting with farmer leaders from Westen Uttar Pradesh at Vidhan Sabha on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the Centre s new farm laws death warrant for farmers and said these laws will lead farming under the control of a few corporates . A detailed discussion took place with farmers from Western Uttar Pradesh over the three black laws. These laws are like a death warrant for farmers. If these laws are implemented, farming will go into the hands of a few corporates, the Cief Minister told reporters. On February 28, a grand Kisan Panchayat is going to take place in Meerut where these laws will be discussed and an appeal will be made to the Government of India to take back these laws, added Kejriwal.