Farmers' Protest Updates: Farmers from Rajasthan to begin 'Delhi Chalo' march via Jaipur highway tomorrow

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Narendra Singh Tomar meets farmer representatives

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Thousands of farmers to participate in tractor march tomorrow

“Thousands of farmers will begin a tractor march tomorrow at 11 am from Shahjahanpur in Rajasthan and will block Jaipur-Delhi main road. After our nationwide call, all toll plazas of Haryana are free today,” said Kamal Preet Singh Pannu of the Sanyukta Kisan Andolan.

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Centre tried to foil our movement but we will remain peaceful, say farmer leaders

Kamal Preet Singh Pannu of the Sanyukta Kisan Andolan said that the farmers movement will be “taken to victory peacefully”.

“We’ll foil any attempt by the Centre to fail our movement. Govt had made a few small attempts to divide us and instigate people of our movement. But, we will peacefully take this movement towards victory,” he said.

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Farmer leaders say will observe fast at Singhu border from 14 Dec

Addressing press and farmers at the Singhu border on Saturday, Kamal Preet Singh Pannu of the Sanyukta Kisan Andolan  was quoted by ANI as saying , “On 14 December, all farmer leaders will sit on a fast sharing the same stage at the Singhu border. We want the government to take back the three farm bills, we’re not in favour of amendments. Centre wants to thwart our movement but we’ll continue it peacefully.”

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Dushyant Chautala says ‘hopeful’ about next round of talks between Centre, farmers soon

Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday said he is hopeful the next round of talks between the Centre and the unions will take place in the next 24-40 hours. After meeting Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Chautala said the crop procurement at the government-decided MSP (minimum support price) will be ensured for each farmer till the time he was part of the state government.

Chautala, who has been facing pressure from the opposition and some Haryana farmers to withdraw from the BJP-led government in the state, had earlier said he will resign if the MSP system is threatened.

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Farmers detained in Aligarh amid protest

Dozens of farmers were detained in different parts of this district on Saturday for trying to make toll plazas on highways toll-free as part of their stir against the Central agri laws, police said. A large number of protestors at Kurana village under Tappal police station have been taken into police custody and would be kept under detention till 11 pm, officials said.

District Magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh said that heavy police deployment and patrolling was on in sensitive areas, including at the toll plazas in Gabhana on the GT Road and in Madrak on the Aligarh-Agra state highway.  At the district mandi samiti complex, a large number of Samajwadi Party members and former MLA Rakesh Singh were held while holding a protest, police said.

(PTI)

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Visuals from Tikri border today:

Security personnel remain deployed at the Tikri border between Delhi and Haryana on the 17th day of the farmers’ protest. Drones are also being used to monitor the situation, ANI reported.

Delhi: Security personnel remain deployed at Tikri (Delhi-Haryana border) on the 17th day of the farmers' protest; drone being used to monitor the situation. pic.twitter.com/5X5vzEtiLc

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2020

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Yogendra Yadav says farmers’ march from Rajasthan, Haryana will begin tomorrow

Taking to Twitter, social activist Yogendra Yadav, who is part of the ongoing protests, said farmers from areas in Rajasthan and Haryana are assembling on Saturday and their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march would begin on Sunday.

“Farmers’ ‘Delhi march’ on Jaipur-Delhi highway will not start today and it will begin from Shahjahanpur border tomorrow. Today, farmers from Rajasthan and Haryana will congregate in Kotputli and Behror,” Yadav tweeted in Hindi.

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UP farmer leader says need separate law for MSP

Dungar Singh, a farmer leader from Uttar Pradesh was quoted by ANI as saying, “We want MSP of all our produce including potatoes, sugarcane, grains, vegetables & milk. We don’t want this guarantee in written form but we want a law for MSP now.”

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Delhi Police tighten security at various border points

The Delhi Police on Saturday increased deployment of personnel and placed more concrete barriers at various border points as farmers have announced that they will intensify their protest against the Centre’s new agri laws, with plans to block the Delhi-Jaipur highway and the Yumuna Expressway.

There is no protest yet on Delhi’s borders with Gurgaon and at other points of National Highway-8 that connects Delhi with Jaipur, a senior police officer said.

“So far, there is no protest at Delhi-Gurgaon border. There is no disruption in traffic movement. However, we have proper security arrangements in place to deal with any situation,” the officer said.

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Farmer groups scheduled to address media at 5.15 pm today

Ahead of the farmers’ plan to intesify the stir in view of the Centre’s refusal to withdraw the contentious farm laws, reports said that farmer representatives will address a press conference on the issue at 5.15 pm on Saturday.