Agri minister urges farmers to end agitation

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has moved Supreme Court challenging the three farm reform laws passed by the Parliament recently that are now at the Centre of the massive protests. The farmers have also planned to intensify the agitation over the next few days in which they have planned to block highways leading to Delhi, gherao BJP leaders and offices and bring out another ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on December 14.

Meanwhile, an FIR has been lodged against the farmers sitting at the Singhu border for not maintaining social distancing and following Covid-19 protocols. As the farmers’ protest enters the third week, they have announced that they will block railway tracks if their demands are not met by the government. The farmer unions, which held a meeting on Thursday, said they will soon announce a date for blocking tracks across the country. Follow live updates on farmers’ protest:

Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urges farmers to ‘end agitation in interest of common people. He said that three farm laws were formed by the government after a lot of deliberation- to bring a change in lives of farmers, to undo the injustice that was being done to them for years. “”It was done to ensure that farmers could leave better lives and indulge in beneficial agriculture,” he said.

“We agree that we are not the over-ruling power and Unions might also have something in their mind. So, Govt is ready to make reforms in the laws after talks”, news agency ANI quoted Narendra Singh Tomar as saying.

“In our proposal, we have made an effort to suggest a solution to their objections. They should leave agitation and take the path of discussion. the government is ready for talks,” he said.