Farmers have threatened to intensify their agitation on January 4. (File)
New Delhi:
More than 850 faculty members of various educational institutions across the country have come forward with a signature campaign in support of three contentious farm laws, against which thousands of farmers are protesting on borders of the national capital for over a month.
Six round of talks have taken place between the Union government and the farmers’ unions so far. While a consensus was reached on issues related to the environment and Electricity Act, the deadlock continued on the two main demands, legal assurance on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and complete rollback of the three farm laws. The next round of talks will take place on January 4.
Farmers have threatened to intensify their agitation if the government fails to reach a solution on January 4.
Here are the live updates on farmer protests in India:
West Bengal: Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) activists protest in Siliguri in solidarity with farmers against farm laws (1.1.21)
“We’re opposing policies of BJP govt. How the bills were passed has set a dangerous precedent. We’ll keep fighting for farmers,” says a protester pic.twitter.com/eJotAku96s
– ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2021
The protesting farmers will intensify their agitation at Delhi borders if the centre declines their demands of a repeal of the three agriculture laws and giving legal status to the minimum support price guarantee in the next round of talks, scheduled on January 4, politician Yogendra Yadav, speaking on behalf of the farmers’ unions, informed on Friday.
Six round of talks have taken place between the Union government and the farmers’ unions so far. While a consensus was reached on issues related to the environment and Electricity Act, the deadlock continued on the two main demands, legal assurance on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and complete rollback of the three farm laws. The next round of talks will take place on January 4.
