Thousands of farmers hold tractor rally against Centre’s agri laws
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Thousands of farmers hold tractor rally against Centre’s agri laws
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Rudrapur: Thousands of farmers from the Terai region held a tractor march across Udham Singh Nagar district on Thursday. The protesting farmer unions pressed for the repealing of three new farm laws and the procurement of crops at the minimum support price (MSP) during the rally. Many women also participated in the rally.In Bazpur, farmers under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union, gathered at the grain market. They took out a rally with more than 500 tractors. The tractor march started from the city police station and went through Beriya Daulat village, Mauli and Barhaini before culminating at Bazpur, covering a distance of over 20 km. Farmer leader Jagtar Singh Bajwa told TOI, "This may be seen as a rehearsal of what will happen on January 26 when farmers from various Delhi borders will march into the national capital.” Bajwa said that even though the farmers’ protest entered the 43rd day on Thursday, the Centre has turned a deaf ear to their demands, but the noise of the tractors will wake it up from slumber.In Sitarganj, farmer leader Navtej Pal Singh, said, “The tractor march was held a day ahead of the next round of talks between farmers and the government so that they know that the protest against the agri reform laws is intensifying by the day.” Talking about the other proposed tractor march to Delhi, which is scheduled on January 26, Singh said, "More than 1,000 tractors will leave for Delhi from the Terai region on January 25. We request people from all walks of life to come — at least one from each household — to join the farmers’ protest.”Similar protest rallies were carried out in Kashipur, Gadarpur, Khatima, Jaspur and Rudrapur district headquarters.The seventh round of talks remained inconclusive on Monday over two key demands — repeal of the newly-enacted laws and provision of legal guarantee on the MSP — with the two sides drawing a hard line on their respective positions.
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The Times of India
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2021-01-08
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Dehradun