21:10 December 11
Delhi: Khalsa Aid has installed 25 foot massagers for farmers protesting at Singhu border over Centre's farm laws.
“In this initiative, we are giving priority to elderly farmers as they are here for a very long time & must be tired,” Amarpreet, Managing Director, Khalsa Aid, India.
21:09 December 11
On 12th Dec, we'll block Delhi-Jaipur road. On 14th, we'll stage sit-in protest in front of DC offices, houses of BJP leaders & block Reliance/Adani toll plazas. No program to stop trains. Number of farmers coming here is increasing: Balbir S Rajewal, Bharatiya Kisan Union chief
18:04 December 11
I agree some issued surfaced during the rounds of discussion with farmers which needs reconsideration. Govt's motive was to start the market but if there is a need for amendment for farmers & trade, doors of the govt are always open: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
17:52 December 11
A caravan of about 700 tractor trolleys has left Amritsar to join the farmers protesting at Singhu border.
17:47 December 11
The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) has refuted the Union Agriculture Minister's claim that the farmer unions did not respond to the Govt’s offer of solving specific issues and walked away. They said that the Ministers had clearly offered to consider their demand to repeal the three Acts on December 5 but later came back with the old proposal. The AIKSCC said that the govt is falsely claiming that the farmers’ organisations have gone back on talks.
17:19 December 11
The farmers who were protesting against the agricultural laws on the Singhu border gave way to a wedding procession and also took part in the procession. The groom said, "We have no problem in taking the procession from here. They are giving us the way. We fully support them."
17:19 December 11
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Friday said, "Farmers have nothing to do with the ongoing protests against the new farm reform laws. Moreover, anti-national forces are behind such agitations."
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured that MSP and mandi system will remain and the farmers do not have to worry about it," said the Union Minister.
16:36 December 11
In solidarity with the call given by farmers, AAP would lay siege to district headquarters across Punjab on December 14th against the new agrarian laws introduced by Modi government at the Centre: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
16:35 December 11
Mobile van set up for COVID-19 testing at Singhu Border
Delhi: A mobile van set up for COVID-19 testing at Singhu Border (Delhi-Haryana Border), by SDM North, where farmers are protesting.
"Our target is 200 tests per day, we've tested 23 till now all are negative. We're conducting both antigen & RT-PCR tests," says a worker.
15:06 December 11
Laws made by the Govt have been formed after a lot of deliberation - to bring a change in lives of farmers, to remove the injustice that was being done to them for yrs. It was done to ensure that farmers could live better lives and indulge in beneficial agriculture: Agri Minister
15:01 December 11
Bhartiya Kisan Union approaches the Supreme Court against the three Farm Laws passed by the Parliament, claiming the laws will make farmers “vulnerable to corporate greed.”
11:50 December 11
Farmers protest by smoking hookah
Haryana farmers at Singhu border are protesting against the government by smoking hookah. During a conversation with ETV Bharat, the farmers said that they have fought many big issues with the hookah and intend to fight the Centre's farm laws in the same manner.
11:31 December 11
More than 1000 farmers reaching Singhu borders daily
According to the information, about 1000 to 2000 farmers are reaching the Singhu border every day in vehicles. It is being said that in the coming days, the number of farmers on the Singhu border may increase even more.
11:25 December 11
Shoes being distributed to farmers
Some young farmers have been distributing shoes for free to the agitating farmers. During an interaction with ETV Bharat, they said that the farmers have been wearing the same shoes since 16 days due to which the shoes of many farmers were worn out.
10:29 December 11
2 IPS officers posted at Singhu border test Covid positive
Amid heavy deployment at the Singhu border area, two of the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who led the force where the farmers' protest is ongoing against three farm laws, have tested positive for coronavirus.
10:14 December 11
Charity service from Amritsar provides meals to agitating farmers
Charity service from Amritsar provides meals to agitating farmers who're protesting new farm laws, at Ghazipur border "There's no count of people who're fed. We serve food from 5 am to 9 pm . We'll continue protest until govt listens to farmers," says a senior member of the establishment.
08:17 December 11
FIR registered against farmers protesting at Singhu border
New Delhi:Delhi Police has lodged an FIR against the farmers who are protesting on the Singhu border against three agricultural laws for violating Covid-19 rules. This FIR has been registered under the Pandemic Act. Demonstration of farmers has been going on at the Singhu border since November 29.
06:55 December 11
Protesting farmers threaten to block railway tracks if demands not met by govt
New Delhi:Farmers agitating for the past two weeks against the new agri laws on Thursday announced that they will block railway tracks if their demands are not met by the government.
Farmer unions, which held a meeting on Thursday, said they will soon announce a date for blocking tracks across the country.
Addressing reporters at the Singhu border where they have been protesting for almost two weeks to demand a rollback of the laws, the farmer unions also reiterated that they will intensify their agitation and start blocking all highways leading to the national capital.
"We will block railway tracks if our demands are not met. We will decide on the date and announce it soon. The blocking of tracks will not be limited to Haryana and Punjab but it will be done across the country," farmer leader Boota Singh said at the press conference.
The announcement by farmers came on a day Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said it was not proper to announce the next stage of agitation when talks were continuing and urged the unions to return to the discussion table.
Tomar also urged farmer union leaders to consider proposals sent to them to break the deadlock over protests and said the government is ready for further discussions with them any time.
"Centre has admitted that laws have been made for traders. If agriculture is a state subject, the central government does not have right to make laws on it," said Balbir Singh Rajewal, another leader.
Thousands of farmers have been protesting at various border points for almost two weeks seeking a repeal of the new agri laws, which they claim were aimed at benefitting corporates by weakening the mandi system and the minimum support price (MSP) regime for procurement of farm produce.
The government had on Wednesday proposed to give a "written assurance" that the existing MSP regime for procurement will continue.
However, the farmers' unions rejected the proposal and said they would intensify their agitation until the government accepts their demand for a complete repeal of the three laws.
The government has also proposed to make necessary amendments on at least seven issues, including one to allay fears about the weakening of the mandi system.
"Five rounds of talks have already been held with the government, but they remained inconclusive. So far, the government has not sent us any invitation for another round of talks. If government sends us proposal for a meeting, we will decide it in our meeting," another farmer leader Shiv Kumar Kakka told PTI.
Asked about solution to ongoing standoff with the government, Kakka said, "only God knows."
"We are facing a lot of difficulties due to cold weather and the COVID-19 pandemic, but despite this, we will continue our protest until our demands are met," Kakka also added.
Meanwhile, Chandigarh-based farmers' organisation AIKCC, not one of the 40 unions that are protesting at Delhi borders seeking repeal of the farm laws, on Thursday welcomed the government's gesture to keep the dialogue open with farm leaders.
B S Mann, founder of Bhartiya Kisan Union and chairman of All India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC) -- that represents 20-odd state level farmer organizations -- said the committee's suggestions made to the government in June for some changes in the three farm laws have "prima facie" been accepted.
"It was noticed by the national committee that all the suggestions were prima facie accepted by the government which will lead to end this current stalemate," AIKCC said in a statement.
It was also observed that the government should announce slew of reforms in regulation in the follow up of less government and more governance, it said.
