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BIG STORY DECEMBER 04, 2020 | The Indian Eye 4

Farmers PrOtest

under siege

the movement of farmers demanding a complete rollback of new farm

laws is growing across the country. Will the modi government accept their

demands? or risk a bigger protest around the national capital?

Our Bureau
New Delhi

ooking to mount pres-
sure on the Centre ahead
Lof the fifth round of talks
on Saturday, farmers’ unions
opposed to the new farm laws
have called for a Bharat bandh
on December 8.
A decision on the bandh
was taken in a meeting of
unions from Punjab, Haryana,
UP and other states on Fri-
day with everyone expressing
doubts over the outcome of
the fifth round of talks. It was
decided by a voice vote their
representatives at the talks
would ask the Centre upfront
to scrap the laws and that noth-
ing less would do. “Or else, we
may break the talks midway,”
said H S Lakhowal, BKU-Lak-
howal general secretary. BKU Farmers sitting at singhu Border during their protest against the new farm law, in New Delhi on Friday
Dakonda’s Jagmohan Singh
warned of blocking “more about one particular clause — want written guarantee about said after the talks that the gov-
border points with Delhi”. the Centre has indicated some MSP on all crops and assured ernment has no ego and it was
The farmers are protesting amendments that stop well purchase of crops by state pro- discussing the issues raised by
against the Farmers’ Produce short of scrapping the laws — curement agencies.” farmers with an open mind.
Trade and Commerce (Promo- but about the direction in which Farmers have gathered in “The government will dis-
tion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Centre was taking farm- and around Delhi to protest cuss points that emerged at the
the Farmers (Empowerment ing in the country. “The gov- against the three farm laws. meeting on Friday and hopes
and Protection) Agreement ernment has, so far, not been On Thursday, the farmers held that talks will move towards fi-
on Price Assurance and Farm scrapped the laws. As a mark the fourth round of talks with nality when the next round of
Services Act, 2020, and the Es- of our protest, we will burn ef- the Centre and said the gov- discussions are held on Satur-
sential Commodities (Amend- figies of PM Modi across the ernment had talked of some day,” the minister had said
ment) Act, 2020. country on Saturday,” said H amendments to farm laws. The hardening of positions,
The issue before the farm- S Lakhowal, BKU-Lakhow- Union Agriculture Minister even though the farm unions
ers, the agitators said, was not al general secretary. “We also Narendra Singh Tomar had Continued at next page... >>

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