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Farmers hold a tractor rally during their ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at Kundli Border in Sonipat.
Farmers, who continue to lead protests against new farm laws maintaining their stand that they want new legislation to be repealed, on Thursday warned the Centre for another tractor march on Republic Day (January 26). We will participate in the parade on 26th January. The tanks will be on one side and the tractors on the other. Today s rally was good. People will come to Delhi in large numbers on that day too to take part in the parade, said Rakesh Tikat, spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union.
Tomar, along with Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, has been leading the government s negotiations with 40 protesting farmer union leaders.
The latest round of talks to be held at Vigyan Bhavan at 2PM on Friday is crucial as the previous meeting on January 4 remained inconclusive with both sides sticking to their positions. There was some breakthrough in the sixth round of talks on December 30 when the government conceded to two demands of the agitating farmers pertaining to power subsidy and stubble burning. The previous rounds of talks had failed to make any headway.
Farmer leader Shiv Kumar Kakka, a senior member of the Samkyukt Kisan Morch, said that unions have not received any proposal for allowing some states to opt out and asserted that they will reject the same if it is sent to them.
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How the ice was broken during 6th round of talks
By IANS| Updated: 31st December 2020 9:11 am IST
New Delhi, Dec 31 : The lunch diplomacy of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has played an instrumental role in shaping up a positive development following the sixth round of talks between the government and the representatives of farmers’ organisations.
Unlike the previous five meetings that ended on an inconclusive note, the sixth round of talks held here at Vigyan Bhawan on Wednesday saw the government and farmers coming on the same page on two key issues out of four.
Farmer unions agree to return to table: Next round of talks Tuesday
Following deliberations on the government offer for talks, farmer unions, under the banner of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, told the press at Singhu border Saturday the protest at Delhi’s gates is now a month old that talks with the government will be held at 11 am Tuesday. Updated: December 27, 2020 8:15:07 am
The unions warned that they will intensify their agitation by increasing blockades on highways of Delhi NCR if the talks do not lead to a tangible solution. (Express file photo by Abhinav Saha)
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is