Farmers' protest live updates: Farmer leaders who are participating in the 'Delhi Chalo' march rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring five crops at MSP, saying it wasn't in farmers' interest and stated they will march towards the national capital on Wednesday. The development came after the farmers met the union ministers in Chandigarh for the fourth round of talks. The protesting farmers are demanding a legal guarantee of MSP for crops besides other demands and began their agitation on February 13. However, they were stopped by the police and are presently held up at Shambhu and Khanauri points of Punjab-Haryana border. Follow indiatoday.in for live updates.
A third round of talks with the central government ended in a stalemate on Thursday, amid the standoff between the protestors and security personnel on the Punjab-Haryana border.
Bharat Bandh latest: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) called for a Bharat Bandh today due to unmet demands of the farmers. The Noida-based Bharatiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) also extended support to today's Bharat Bandh.