Farmers' Protest News Highlights: Farmers who are protesting at Delhi's borders for four days on November 29 rejected the Centre's offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, PTI reported. They said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and threatened to block all five entry points to the national capital. As the standoff showed no signs of easing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi again batted for the new laws in his monthly radio address, saying these reforms have given the farmers new rights and opportunities and have started mitigating their problems in a short span of time. The Home Ministry too assured the farmers' organisations that a high-level team of Union Ministers will talk to them once the protesters move to the designated site. A meeting of over 30 farmer groups was held to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah's offer for talks before the scheduled date of December 3 once they move to Burari in the city, but the thousands of protesters refused to budge and prepared for spending another night in the cold at the Singhu and Tikri border points, the report said. Their representatives said Shah's condition that they shift the protest is not acceptable and claimed Burari ground is an "open jail", it added. Opposition parties too pressed the government to initiate an unconditional dialogue with the farmers. Catch the latest updates here:
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Farmers Protest LIVE | PM Modi 'stuck' with farm laws to favour rich: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on November 27 alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "badly stuck" as the newly enacted farm laws were brought in only to "favour" the "rich" but now he has to face the protests from the farmers.
"Prime Minister Modi is making a statement which has no basis. He is trying to make the whole picture muddy by telling a half-truth. Farmers used to sell outside their districts, to other people and cooperation before as well. The Prime Minister is trying to say meaningless things now that he is badly stuck as these [farm] laws were brought in only to favour the very rich, give them a huge amount of land and make them masters of farmers' produce," Dikshit told ANI.
Farmers Protest LIVE | Delhi Police ups security at border as farmers threaten to block entry points
A day after the agitating farmers threatened to block all entry points to the national capital, the Delhi Police on November 30 enhanced security deployment at all the borders points connecting the city with neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Rejecting the Centre's offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, the farmers protesting against the new agricultural reform laws have been staying put at Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders.
"Delhi Police has strengthened its presence at various border points in the wake of the farmers protest. All internal and outside forces have been mobilised to the maximum," a senior police officer said.
Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava visited Singhu border to take stock of the security arrangements. (PTI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Protesting farmers say got MSP this kharif season; worry if they will get after 4-5 years
"I have sold about 125 quintals of kharif paddy in an APMC mandi and received MSP payment in my bank account. But what is the guarantee this will continue if such trade is permitted outside mandis. This is our worry," said a protesting farmer Ranveer Singh at Singhu border.
Ranveer Singh 44, Pradhan of Shahbazpur village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, has travelled with his fellow 125 farmers in six tractor-trolleys covering a distance of about 425 km in this winter and reached at the Delhi border.
Like other protesting farmers associated with over 32 farm organizations, his only demand is "repeal of the three new farm laws" enacted by the central government which he fears will dismantle the MSP system and put next generation farmers at risk of exploitation by private players.
Farmers Protest LIVE | Farmers protesting against new agri laws will stay put at UP Gate border: BKU
Farmers protesting against the Centre''s new agri laws will stay put at the UP Gate border of the national capital, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Uttar Pradesh secretary Harendra Nehra said on Monday, asserting that they will not move till the legislations are rolled back.
More are continuously arriving at the protest site from various districts of the state and "we are camping here" till the Centre fulfils farmers'' demands, he said.
BKU national president Naresh Tikait, who is at the UP Gate border, said, "We have sufficient ration to continue till the next Republic Day, if our demands are not met".
"We will not go for a dialogue at the Sant Nirankari ground in Burari in Delhi. We will talk with the government on our own conditions at the Ramlila ground in the national capital," he said. (PTI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Traffic woes continue in Delhi amid farmers' protest
Long queues of vehicles choked the roads in parts of the national capital on November 30 as the Delhi Police kept the Singhu and Tikri borders closed and heightened checking at other places in the wake of the ongoing protests by farmers.
Both the border points at Singhu and Tikri remained closed with the farmers rejecting the Centre''s offer to hold talks over the new farm laws opposed by them.
The closure of borders has also resulted in heavy traffic on other alternate routes between Delhi and Haryana.
Farmers Protest LIVE | Bhupinder Singh Hooda hits out at Haryana CM over remarks on use of water cannons against farmers
Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday hit out at Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar over his remarks that he did not consider using water cannons and tear gas shells as use of force against the protesting farmers. Showering jets of cold water on the farmers who have left their homes to seek justice in the harsh winter and open skies during the pandemic is not a minor action, it is inhuman, the former Haryana chief minister said. Hooda, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, said, "The Chief Minister should know how deadly the use of tear gas can prove to be for the elderly farmers who are also part of the movement. Four days ago, the farmers were going to Delhi with their demands, they did not have any confrontation with the Haryana government nor were they performing any dharna in Haryana."Four days ago, the farmers were going to Delhi with their demands, they did not have any confrontation with the Haryana government nor were they performing any dharna in Haryana," the former Chief Minister said in a statement. Their demand was from the central government and in such a situation, the Haryana government had no right to stop the farmers from proceeding to the national capital. Despite this, the government adopted every tactic to stop the farmers, the statement said. Justifying why Haryana authorities initially stopped farmers from Punjab at inter-state borders, Khattar had told reporters in Hisar on Sunday, "We stopped them and told them no one will allow such big gatherings in Delhi, but they did not listen and went forcibly ahead." (PTI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Will reconsider RLP’s support to NDA if new farm laws not withdrawn: MP Hanuman Beniwal
Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal, an alliance partner of NDA, on Monday said he will have to reconsider his party''s support to the Centre if the new agricultural reform laws are not withdrawn.Beniwal, the convener of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw the three farm laws immediately and implement all the recommendations made by the Swaminathan Commission.“RLP is an alliance partner of NDA, but its strength lies in youth and farmers, and if prompt action is not taken in this matter in the interest of farmers, I will have to reconsider on being part of the NDA,” he tweeted.Beniwal is the only MP of RLP party which has three MLAs in Rajasthan. (PTI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | 5 Left parties ask state units to coordinate, organise protests in support of agitating farmers
The Left parties on Monday called upon their state units to coordinate andorganiseprotests in support for the farmers agitating against the three farm laws.In a joint statement, five Left parties -- the CPI(M), CPI,RSP,AIFBand CPI(ML) -- extended their complete support to and solidarity with the protests by the farmers."Lakhs have converged around Delhi demanding the withdrawal of theagrilaws, passed in parliament in a brazen anti-democratic manner, and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill," it stated.Braving intense repression and in the midst of severe cold wave conditions, lakhs of farmers have reached Delhi. However, they are not being permitted to come to Parliament, as announced earlier, to present their demands, it stated."The Left parties call upon all their units in the country to coordinate andorganisejoint solidarity protest actions in multifarious forms appropriate to the concrete local situation. The calls given by thekisanorganisations, agriculturallabourorganisationsand trade unions must be supported," the statement said.The Left parties demanded that the Centre accede to the demands of the protesting farmers for safeguarding Indian agriculture, food security, remunerative returns to the farmers, prevent artificial food shortages and rise in prices of essential commodities.The statement comes a day after the Left parties along with three other opposition parties issued a joint statement in support of the farmers and condemning the action against them as they tried to enter Delhi.
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|Haryana MLA Sombir Sangwan quits as chairman of State Livestock Development Board to extend his support to farmers gathered at Delhi's borders protesting Centre's new farm laws.
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|Constitution provides for rule of the people, by the people, & for the people, but now it has become rule of the corporates, by the corporates & for the corporates. Laws are being made for corporates, & people are being exploited: Gurnam Singh, Bhartiya Kisan Union (Haryana) Pres
Farmers Protest LIVE | Have come to Delhi for decisive battle, say farmer leaders; Protest against agri laws to continue
Farmers protesting against the Centre's newagrilaws at Delhi border points on Monday said they have come to the national capital for a "decisive battle" and asserted that they will continue their agitation until their demands are met.Addressing a press conference atSinghuborder, a representative of protesting farmers said that they want Prime MinisterNarendraModito listen to their "mannkibaat''."Our demands are non-negotiable," he said and claimed the ruling party "will have to pay a heavy price" if it does not heed to their concerns."We have come here to fight a decisive battle," he said.Another farmer leaderGurnamSinghChadunisaid that around 31 cases have so far been registered against protestors to "suppress" their agitation.Chadunisaid that farmers will continue their agitation until their demands are met.Union Home MinisterAmitShah had appealed to the farmers to shift to theBurariground and had said the Centre was ready to hold discussions with them as soon as they move to the designated place.A meeting of over 30 farmer groups on Sunday rejected Shah’s offer for talks before the scheduled date of December 3 and demanded an unconditional dialogue. (PTI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Rashtriya Loktantrik Party leader Hanuman Beniwal on Farm laws
:I have opposed the Centre's farm laws and today I have written a letter toAmitShah ji that if the black laws are not revoked, then we'll think about continuing our support to NDA (National Democratic Alliance).
Farmers Protest LIVE | Punjab farmers sold more paddy at higher MSP than last year: Prakash Javadekar on opposition to new farm laws
Punjab's farmers sold more paddy in the market this year and at a higher minimum support price (MSP) than last year, Union MinisterPrakashJavadekarsaid on Monday and urged the farmers not to "misunderstand" the newly enacted farm laws.Thousands of farmers have been protesting in the national capital against the Centre's new farm laws for five days and have threatened to block all entry points to the national capital.Posting on his Twitter handle,Javadekar, the Minister of Environment as well as Information and Broadcasting, said, “Do not misunderstand the agricultural law. Punjab farmers sold more paddy at higherMSPin the market this year compared to last year.MSPis alive and market is also alive and government procurement is also happening.”The threeagribills were passed during the monsoon session of Parliament.The Farmers'Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 seeks to give freedom to farmers to sell their produce outside of the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market yards.The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 gives farmers the right to enter into a contract with agribusiness firms, processors, wholesalers, exporters, or large retailers for the sale of future farming produce at a pre-agreed price.The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020, is meant to remove commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, onion, and potato from the list of essential commodities and do away with the imposition of stock holding limits. (PTI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Farmers on New Fam Laws
"If these laws are implemented, farmers will be destroyed," saidTrilok Singh, a farmer from Amritsar.LakhwinderSinghfrom Mogasaid, "The one who is going to eventually benefit are the bigcorporates, we don't see much gain for farmers." Another farmerKuldeepSinghsaid, "When the Centre first brought ordinance before these laws were passed, did they consult farmers at any stage. When farmers don't want these reforms, why are these being thrust upon us?" The farmers said that they would not return to their homes, till their demand for scrapping of three farm laws was accepted. (PTI)
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|31 cases registered against us to suppress our agitation: Farmer leaderGurnamSinghChadoniat a presser by protesters against new farm laws
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|We couldn’t have meeting with farmers'organisationsfrom all the states. We could only have it with 30organisationsfrom Punjab. We rejected the conditional invitation ofModiji:JagmohanSingh, General secretary,BhartiKisanUnion (Dakaunda) atSinghuBorder (Delhi-Haryana).
Farmers Protest LIVE | Tractor-trolleys, farm equipment turn into temporary shelters for protesting farmers
Tractor-trolleys and key farm equipment have turned into temporary shelters for thousands of farmers who have assembled at the borders of the to protest against the Centre's new farm laws. The ongoing protests by thousands of farmers entered the fifth day on Monday, with the protesters threatening to block all five entry points to Delhi. As temperatures have dipped, the farmers demanding that the laws be repealed are spending the chilly nights inside their tractor-trolleys covered with tarpaulin, which they have turned into temporary shelters.Most of the farmers have brought at least two trolleys with each tractor with one of them carrying ration and other essentials and the other being used to accommodate the protesters.Stubble or crop residue, disposal of which otherwise becomes a major challenge for the farmers, is also coming in handy as many have cushioned their trolleys with layers of straw and laid mattresses over it to protect them from the cold.Night temperatures over the last few days have been settling in the range of around 9 degrees Celsius.The tractor-trolleys have occupied over a 10-km-long area in thisHaryanadistrict which lies along the Ambala-Delhi national highway.
Farmers Protest LIVE | No social distancing at protest, farmer leaders says new laws bigger threat than coronavirus
Amid fears that the “DelhiChalo’protests by farmers will lead to coronavirus spreading faster, their leaders said the “black laws” enacted at the Centre are a bigger threat than the contagion.There had been few signs of social distancing as thousands of farmers from Punjab andHaryanabegan their protest last week against the three new agro-marketing laws, setting off on a march to the national capital.On the way, they skirmished with police at barricades and since Friday are massed at Delhi’s entry points, many of them sheltering inside tractor-trolleys.Masks appear to be a rarity and there is little attempt at keeping distance from each other, safeguards meant to prevent the infection from spreading.But as experts fear that the event could become a coronavirus “superspreader”, farm leaders say there are more pressing concerns before them.“The new farm laws brought by the (Narendra)Modigovernment are a bigger threat than coronavirus as farmers fear they will lose their livelihood with the implementation of these laws,”BhartiyaKisanUnion (EktaUgrahan) presidentJoginderSinghUgrahantoldPTIover the phone. (PTI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | For Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, 'it was never about farmers, just politics', says BJP’s Amit Malviya
BharatiyaJanataParty (BJP) leaderAmitMalviyahas alleged once again that farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws have “Khalistanand Maoist” links.Alleging there is a hidden agenda behind the massive protests, theBJPIT cell head pointed out on November 30 that Delhi Chief MinisterArvindKejriwalhad notified the new farm laws on November 23. Accusing theAamAadmiParty leader of having double standards, he saidKejriwalis now siding with the protesting farmers to leverage the situation.
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|The promise of giving 1.5 times moreMSPto farmers as perSwaminathanCommission was fulfilled. This promise was not only fulfilled on paper, but has reached the bank account of the farmers.There's new trend now, earlier decisions of govt were opposed, nowrumourshave become basis for opposition. Propaganda is spread that although decision is right, it can lead to other consequences, about things that haven't happened or will never happen. Same is with farm laws.The new agricultural laws have been brought in for benefit of the farmers. We will see and experience benefits of these new laws in the coming days:PMModiin Varanasi
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|Farmers are being empowered by giving them options for a bigger market. Reforms are being done in the interest of farmers, which will give them more options. Shouldn't a farmer get freedom to sell his produce directly to those who give them better prices & facilities.Disinformation campaign is being spread, farmers are being misguided about farm bills,says PMModi.
Farmers Protest LIVE | PM Modi backs farm laws
PM Modi saysNew farm bills empower farmers, gives more options to them. PM says earlier smaller farmer could not reach mandi adding that the farm bills not only give more options but also legal protection to their rights as well.New agricultural reforms have given farmers new options and legal protection.Earlier, loan waiver packages used to be announced but the benefits of such schemes never used to reach the farmers, says PMModi.
Farmers Protest LIVE | Farmers' protest: Concrete barriers at Delhi-Ghaziabad border point as more join protest
Thousands of farmers continued their stir against the Centre''s new farm laws at theDelhi-Haryanaborder for the fifth day, even as the number of those protesting at theGhazipurborder swelled on Monday, leading police to place concrete barriers and enhancing security at the border point connecting with UP.Security was stepped up after farmers threatened to block more highways connecting the national capital.Peaceful protests were underway at both theSinghuandTikriborders with no untoward incident reported for the last two days, but the numbers of farmers at theGhazipurborder swelled, with more their counterparts from the state joining them.Rejecting the Centre''s offer to hold talks once they move to theBurariground, the farmers protesting at all Delhi border points said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and have called a meeting to discuss their next course of action later in the day.Farmers, who hadreachedNirankaraiSamagamGround inBurarion Saturday, continued their protest there.A Delhi Police officer said the situation at theGhazipurborder near UP Gate remained peaceful.He said, "Cement jersey barriers have been placed to prevent the protesting farmers from entering the national capital."The protestors do not wish to go toBurariground and want to carry out their protest atJantarMantar," he said.However, theDelhi-Ghaziabadborder has not been sealed, police said. (PTI)
Farmer protest: Air fares on Delhi-Chandigarh route spike
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Farmers Protest LIVE | Nitish Kumar, Bihar CM, on farmers protesting against new farm laws
:The central govt wants to talk to farmers to dispel the fear of issues in the procurement mechanism. So I believe that dialogue should take place. The protests are happening on account of misconceptions. (ANI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Air fares on Delhi-Chandigarh route spike
Spot air fares on Delhi-Chandigarh route have shot up, with the farmers protesting blocking out the northern Singhu border on the highway that connects the two cities. That has increased travel time by road, forcing people to look at other options. A cursory look at major online travel agencies showed that fares for November 30, from Delhi to Chandigarh, have gone up to Rs 18,200. Read more here
Farmers Protest LIVE | 'Delhi Chalo' explainer: What the farmers' protest is all about
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Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar leaves Home Minister Amit Shah's residence after a meeting. (ANI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Using water cannons on farmers amid cold wave cruel: Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena slammed the BJP-led regime's treatment meted out to protesting farmers on November 30, adding it was cruel to use water cannons on them amid a cold wave sweeping parts of north India. "Our farmers are being treated as terrorists and attacked on Delhi borders while terrorists are killing our soldiers on the border in Kashmir," an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana said.
The Sena singled out Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for claiming a Khalistani link in the protests. "BJP wants to create anarchy. Khalistan is a closed chapter for which Indira Gandhi and General Arunkumar Vaidya laid down their lives. The government is using all its might to crush political opponents but why is this determination not seen while dealing with the country's enemies," it asked.
Referring to the giant statue of Sardar Patel "erected by PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah" in Gujarat, the editorial said Patel was also a leader of farmers and led many farmers' agitation against the British. "His statue's eyes must be moist now seeing how farmers are being treated," it said. (PTI)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Will 'gherao' Delhi by blocking 5 main entry points, won't shift to 'open jail' Burari, say farmers
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Farmers Protest LIVE | Traffic Alert for Tikri and Singhu border areas
The Delhi Traffic Police updated the traffic situation on ground via its twitter handle as follows:
>> Tikri border is closed for any Traffic Movement. Available open borders to Haryana are: Jharoda, Dhansa ,Daurala Jhatikera, Badusari, Kapashera, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam vihar and Dundahera (See tweet here)
>> Singhu Border is still closed from both sides. Please take alternate route.Traffic has been diverted from Mukarba Chowk & GTK road.Traffic is very very heavy. Please avoid outer ring road from signature bridge to Rohini & Vice versa, GTK road, NH 44 & Singhu borders (See tweet here)
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Farmers sit in at the Nirankarai Samagam Ground in Burari on November 30. As per PTI, many of these farmers had reached the Burari ground on Saturday (November 28) and have also continued their protest at the spot. (Image Source: Moneycontrol)
Farmers Protest LIVE | Shah, Rajnath Singh, Narendra Singh Tomar hold talks with BJP chief over farmers' protest
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar held deliberations over the farmers' protest against the three central farm laws with BJP president J P Nadda here late on Sunday evening. According to sources, the three leaders met at Nadda's residence to discuss the issue.
Shah has already appealed to the protesting farmers to shift to the Burari ground in the national capital to stage their protests and said the Centre was ready to hold discussions with them as soon as they move to the designated place. (PTI)
Farmers Protests LIVE | Farmers firm on demands
Farmer leaders, however, claimed that more protesters will join them from Haryana and Punjab. Several Khaps or caste councils from Haryana have extended support to the farmers' ongoing protest and will march towards the national capital, Independent MLA from Haryana's Dadri constituency Sombir Sangwan, who also heads the 'Sangwan Khap' said.
Meanwhile, opposition parties too pressed the government to initiate an unconditional dialogue with the farmers. (PTI)
Farmers Protests LIVE | Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches out through Mann Ki Baat
The prime minister batted for the new laws in his monthly radio address, saying these reforms have given the farmers new rights and opportunities and have started mitigating their problems in a short span of time. In his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' broadcast, PM Modi said "correct information, away from rumours and confusion of any kind" is a big strength for people in any field, as he spoke about a couple of farmers involved with innovative practices in the field.
"The demands, which were made by farmers for years and regarding which every political party at some point of time had made promises, have been fulfilled... These reforms have not only freed them of various shackles but also given them new rights and new opportunities. These rights have begun mitigating farmers' problems in a very short span of time," he said on the new farm laws. (PTI)
Farmers Protests LIVE | Centre trying to negotiate with farmers
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla in a letter to 32 farmers organisations sent on Saturday cited the cold conditions and the COVID-19 outbreak and said the farmers should move to the Burari ground where adequate facilities have been made for them. "As soon as you shift to the ground at Burari, the very next day a high-level committee of union ministers will hold talks at Vigyan Bhavan with the representatives of all farmers unions, with whom dialogue had taken place earlier, he said in the letter.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Saturday said that a delegation of the farmers has been invited for a discussion on December 3 but as some of their unions have demanded that talks should be held immediately, the central government is ready to do so as soon as the protesters shift to the ground in Burari.
A meeting of the protesting farmers' unions with the Centre has already been scheduled on December 3. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar had a few days back said the Centre was ready to hold talks with farmers anytime, and appealed to them to call off their agitation and come for discussion. After the farm reform bills were passed in monsoon session of parliament, Singh on behalf of the government held deliberations with various stake holders of the farm sector.
The central government has reached out to the farmers underscoring its willingness to hold talks with them. It has also asserted that concerns expressed by some farm bodies about the new laws are misplaced, asserting that existing support measures like the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and state-run 'mandis' will remain in place. (PTI)
Farmers Protests LIVE | Representatives refuse to move to Burari grounds
"The condition laid down by Home Minister Amit Shah is not acceptable to us. We will not hold any conditional talks. We reject the government's offer. The blockade will not end. We will block all five entry point to Delhi. The condition put for talks is an insult to farmers. We will never go to Burari. It is not a park but an open jail," Surjeet S Phul, Bhartiya Kisan Union's Punjab president, told reporters.
Gurnam Singh Chadhoni, Haryana unit president for the Bhartiya Kisan Union, said they were ready to talk "but will not accept any condition now".
Meanwhile, farmers who had reached Nirankarai Samagam Ground in Burari on Saturday also continued their protest there. (PTI)
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As the standoff showed no signs of easing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi again batted for the new laws in his monthly radio address, saying these reforms have given the farmers new rights and opportunities and have started mitigating their problems in a short span of time. The Home Ministry too assured the farmers' organisations that a high-level team of Union Ministers will talk to them once the protesters move to the designated site. A meeting of over 30 farmer groups was held to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah's offer for talks before the scheduled date of December 3 once they move to Burari in the city, but the thousands of protesters refused to budge and prepared for spending another night in the cold at the Singhu and Tikri border points. (PTI)
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Farmers who are protesting at Delhi's borders for four days on November 29 rejected the Centre's offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground. They said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and threatened to block all five entry points to the national capital. Their representatives said Home Minister Amit Shah's condition that they shift the protest is not acceptable and claimed Burari ground is an "open jail". (PTI)
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