After violence during tractor rally, Budget day march to Parliament cancelled by farmer unions But our agitation will continue and there will be public meetings and hunger strike across the country on January 30, farmer leader Darshan Pal said.
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Farmers participate in a tractor rally after breaking police barricades at Singhu border during their ongoing protest against Centre s farm reform laws. (File Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: As cracks began to appear in their ongoing agitation against the agri laws, farmer unions on Wednesday cancelled their planned march to Parliament on February 1 when the Budget would be presented.
Farmer unions call off Budget day march to Parliament in wake of Delhi violence, plan hunger strike for 30 Jan A farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal claimed that over two lakh tractors and lakhs of people participated in Tuesday s parade and 99.9% of the protesters were peaceful File image of farmers taking out a tractor rally in a protest against new farm laws at Ghaziabad, outskirts of New Delhi. AP
As cracks began to appear in their ongoing agitation against the agri laws, farmer unions on Wednesday cancelled their planned march to Parliament on 1 February when the Budget would be presented.
The decision by farmer unions came a day after massive violence during their tractor parade in the national capital that left nearly 400 police personnel injured.
Government-farmers talks hit roadblock; Unions threaten to intensify agitation
The eleventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers began at around 1 pm, but not much headway was visible in the first few hours of the meeting.
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Farmers delegation coming out after the meeting with Union Agricultural minister Narendra singh Tomar at Vigyan bhawan in New Delhi. (Photo| Parveen Negi, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: The government s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months.
The government s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months. Unlike the last 10 rounds of talks, the 11th round could not even reach a decision on the next date for the meeting as the government also hardened its position saying it is ready to meet again once the unions agree to discuss the suspension proposal. This followed a big climbdown made by the Centre during the last round when they offered to suspend the laws and form a joint committee to find solutions.