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Farmers' stir LIVE: Farmers ask govt to pick date for talks after PM's address

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait while addressing the attendees of a kisan mahapanchayat in Haryana on Sunday said, "There will be no 'ghar wapsi' till farmers' demands are met. This is a people's movement, it will not fail." He added that the farmers’ protests, which have been going on for more than 70 days, were going strong. Thousands of farmers have been protesting since November 26, demanding a rollback of the three farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.In symbolic protest on Saturday, farmers staged a 'chakka jam' for three hours, nationwide during which farmers blocked major state and national highways. The protest was largely peaceful and the farmers said that they are ready to resume talks with the government, reiterating their demand for repeal of the three contentious laws.Follow all the updates here:Delhi police withdraws additional security personnel at bordersThe Delhi police have withdrawn additional security personnel at the city's borders. As per ANI, the additional forces to go back to their respective units and districts. Rakesh Tikait slams PM for not addressing law on MSP demandBKU leadder Rakesh Tikait slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not mentioning anything about a law on MSP> Tikait said that while the PM might have said that MSP was there to stay, he did not mention anything about a law.Can't remain silent when lakhs of farmers are sitting at border: AR ChowdhuryCongress leader AR Chowdhury said that the Parliament culd not remain silent when lakhs of farmers were protesting at the Delhi border, in the Lok Sabha. He said that over 206 farmers had passed away and the police had set up nails to prevent them from entering the capital. Chowdhury also said that all they asked for was a discussion on the farmers' issue.Farmers ask govt to pick date for talks after PM's addressFarmer unions agitating against the three agri laws on Monday asked the government to fix a date for the next round of talks, soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged them to end their stir and invited them to resume the dialogue.State intelligence department to conduct probe into celebrities' tweets on farmers' protests: Maha Home MinisterMaharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that the state intelligence department would conduct a probe into allegations that some celebrities were pressured to tweet about the farmers' protests.Farm protests: Indo-Canadians get ‘threat calls’ for supporting India’s stanceFrom the Greater Toronto Area to Metro Vancouver and Calgary and across Canada, members of the Indo-Canadian community are being targeted with intimidating calls including threats of sexual violence against family members. Their crime? Questioning the rationale behind the ongoing farmers’ protests in India and opposing the Khalistani involvement in the movement. Read more'Want law to be formed on MSP', farmer leader Rakesh Tikait"When did we say that MSP is ending? We said that a law be formed on MSP. If such a law is formed, all the farmers of the country will be benefitted. Right now, there is no law on MSP and the farmers are looted by traders": Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union‘Working for small farmers’, says PM Modi in Parliament amid farm stirPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the government is working to empower small farmers and amid the ongoing farm stir reiterated that minimum support prices (MSP) will continue and mandis will be modernised. Read more'MSP will continue, mandis will be modernised,' says PM Modi amid farmers' protests over agri lawsOn MSP, PM Modi again assured farmers that it will stay. 'MSP tha, hai aur rahega, said PM Modi in Rajya Sabha. "We need to collectively convince the farmers that the farm laws will be beneficial to them. I'm doing this, you do this as well. Let all abuses come my way, you can take credit for good things", he added.Amid impasse, govt asks Twitter to take down 1,178 accountsAmid the impasse between the government and Twitter over the demand to block 257 accounts with posts related to the farmers’ protests, the ministry of electronics and information technology has asked the company to take down over 1,178 accounts that may “foment trouble”. Read moreHow farmers at Delhi borders worked their way around internet shutdownsA day after farmers organised a nationwide “chakka jam” for three hours on national highways demanding the repeal of the three new farm laws and protesting the arrests of farmers, frequent internet shutdowns and barricading at the agitation spots, farmers at Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur said network connectivity had improved on Sunday. Read moreGovt ready to resume talks, says Union minister Piyush GoyalUnion minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the government is ready to resume talks with the farmers protesting the new farm laws but asserted that despite repeated proposals, the protesters have not come up with any "concrete suggestions" so far.

Hindustan Times

08-02-2021

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