Farmers dig in; resolve to tell govt can’t budge on repeal of farm laws

Farmer leaders will explain to the govt that their demand for repealing the controversial farm regulations is non-negotiable and will intensify their protest if it doesn’t bow to their demand.

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This was made a decision at a two-hour-lengthy conference of leaders of Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading the farmer protest close to Delhi. Their representatives who are to meet the Union Ministers — Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal — for nonetheless an additional round of talks on Thursday would give this in composing.

Equally, as a mark of protest, farmers in villages across the country would melt away effigies of Primary Minister Narendra Modi and chiefs of some of the best company residences in the country who the farmers believe are the important beneficiaries of the ‘anti-farmer’ reforms.

Will escalate protest

They also manufactured it very clear that the agitation of the farmers will keep on and, if require be, little ones and older men and women in their households would be a part of them to put a lot more pressure on the govt.

An additional substantial progress on Thursday was that Bharatiya Kisan Union led by Naresh Tikait, which so significantly has stayed absent, joined the protests and even participated in the conference.

No compromise

In the talks held with the farmer leaders, the Ministers insisted that the conference need to go by way of the Functions clause by clause to iron out the distinctions. Having said that, the farmer representatives rejected the thought declaring that the Functions need to be annulled in toto.