Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar arrives at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah after farmers rejected the government proposal
Farmers' stir LIVE: Farmers reject govt proposal to stay farm laws for 18 months
Farmers welcome govt's proposal in latest round of talks
22:00 January 21
20:26 January 21
In a full general body meeting of Samyukt Kisan Morcha today, the proposal put forth by the Govt y'day, was rejected. A full repeal of 3 laws and enacting legislation for remunerative MSP for all farmers were reiterated as the pending demands of the movement, said Samyukt Kisan Morcha.
However, Jagjit Singh Dallewal of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) said the meeting is going on, let a decision be made. No such decision has been taken.
18:26 January 21
Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav speaking to media after meeting
Delhi Police is not ready to accept our demand, we will go ahead with the rally: Yogendra Yadav
A meeting between farmer leaders and senior police officials from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana over the farmers' proposed tractor rally on Republic Day was held near the Singhu border on Thursday.
The meeting was attended by Delhi Police's Special CP (Law and Order) Sanjay Singh, Special CP (Intelligence) Dipendra Pathak, Joint CP S.S. Yadav and two additional DCPs of the Delhi Police, besides senior officers of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Police. Darshan Pal, Yogendra Yadav, Yudhveer Singh and other farmer-leaders attended the meeting on behalf of the farmer organisations.
Yogendra Yadav said, "While the farmers are adamant to parade on Ring Road, the Delhi Police is not ready to accept our demand. The rally will be held in a peaceful manner. The reputation of the festival of public will remain."
"Millions of farmers from across the country have left for this parade, we cannot stop them."
In the meeting, the Delhi Police had suggested that the farmers take out tractor parades on the KMP (Kundli-Manesar-Palwal) and KGP (Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal) highway outside Delhi. However, the farmers rejected this proposal.
18:11 January 21
Farmers, police meeting on tractor rally ends inconclusively
The meeting between farmer leaders and Delhi Police officials on the issue of the tractor march on January 26 remained inconclusive. The meeting was held at the Mantram Resort on Thursday.
Now, another meeting is expected to be held on Friday.
However, the farmers will discuss all these issues among themselves first, for which a joint Kisan Morcha meeting will be held at the Singhu border. By Thursday evening it is expected that the farmers will unveil their strategy in front of everyone.
The meeting was attended by Delhi Police's Special CP (Law and Order) Sanjay Singh, Special CP (Intelligence) Dipendra Pathak, Joint CP S.S. Yadav and two additional DCPs of the Delhi Police, besides senior officers of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Police. Darshan Pal, Yogendra Yadav, Yudhveer Singh and other farmer-leaders attended the meeting on behalf of the farmer organisations.
17:47 January 21
'Centre destroying federal structure', says Akali Dal leader
Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central Government for allegedly holding back the Rural Development Fund for Punjab, Former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Prem Singh Chandumajra on Thursday said the Centre's actions indicate a move towards the 'destruction of the federal structure'.
Speaking to a news agency, Chandumajra said, "We have political differences with Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. But we will never accept Central Government holding back the Rural Development Fund due for the State."
Terming the stopping of Rural Development Fund allocation to Punjab as 'unconstitutional' he said, "Our party believes that we are moving towards a unitary system. These are the indicators of moving towards a Presidential form of government from the Parliament system."
14:08 January 21
No headway at police-farmer unions meeting
The second round of meeting between the police and farmer unions regarding the proposed January 26 tractor rally by them remained inconclusive on Thursday as the farmers stuck to their demand of taking out the rally on Delhi's busy Outer Ring Road.
Taking to reporters after the meeting, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav said the police wanted the farmer leaders to take out their tractor rally outside the national capital.
"We will do our parade peacefully inside Delhi. They wanted us to hold the tractor rally outside Delhi, which is not possible," Yadav, who is actively participating in the ongoing agitation against the Centre's new farm laws, said.
13:51 January 21
Meeting between farmers, police over tractor to continue tomorrow
'We're clear that we'll conduct tractor parade'
Govt has said tractor parade on R-Day can't be conducted on Delhi's Outer Ring Road, due to security reasons. We're clear that we'll conduct tractor parade there only. After tomorrow's meeting with Centre, we'll hold another meeting with police: Darshan Pal, Krantikari Kisan Union
12:35 January 21
Meeting underway between Delhi Police, farmer unions on tractor rally
A meeting is underway between the Delhi Police and farmer unions regarding the proposed tractor rally by them on Republic Day, officials said.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Northern Range) S S Yadav is coordinating the meeting which is being held at Mantram Resort near the Singhu border, they said.
A similar meeting was held on Wednesday between the union leaders and officers of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana police at Vigyan Bhawan to discuss the route and arrangements of the proposed rally on January 26.
However, the farmer unions had rejected a suggestion by the police officers to hold the rally on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway instead of Delhi's busy Outer Ring Road, sources said.
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting at several Delhi border points against the Centre's new agriculture laws for nearly two months. The unions representing the farmers have begun holding tractor rallies at villages in Punjab to mobilise people for the demonstration on Republic Day.
10:50 January 21
CP SS Yadav arrives at Mantram Resort
CP SS Yadav arrives at Mantram Resort
Delhi: Delhi Police Joint CP SS Yadav arrives at Mantram Resort near Singhu border for a meeting with farmers on their Republic Day tractor rally
10:49 January 21
Another farmer dies of heart attack at Singhu
Another farmer dies of heart attack at Singhu
Another protesting farmer reportedly died of a heart attack at Singhu border.
The deceased has been identified as Jagjit Singh alias Babbu and was a resident of Dhatt village in Punjab.
The farmer had joined the protests at Singhu border on January 14th.
09:49 January 21
New Delhi: A meeting between senior police officers and farmers will take place today on the farmers' Republic Day tractor rally
09:48 January 21
Akhilesh questions 'intention' behind deferring farm laws
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the 'intentions' of the Modi government to defer farm laws by one and a half year.
"The BJP government has extended a proposal to defer the implementation of the farm laws for the next one and a half year. The move is illogical and without any rationale. Deferring implementation of the law will not change the consequences that will follow once the law is introduced," he said.
Akhilesh further said, "By deferring implementation of the law, the BJP government is trying to counter popular public sentiment which is growing in favour of the agitating farmers and against the lawmakers. The government will eventually implement the laws before the elections in 2024 to benefit the capitalists.
The SP president has directed the party leaders and workers to dedicate their Republic Day celebrations to farmers who are protesting against the new farm laws. He asked party men to reach the venues where the Indian flag will be unfurled at the tehsil level on tractors carrying the Tricolour.
06:33 January 21
Farmers stir LIVE : Farmers welcome govt's proposal in latest round of talks
New Delhi: The farmer leaders have welcomed the Central government's proposal during the 10th round of talks to resolve the issues related to the newly passed agricultural laws through a committee, keeping the legislations on hold for one and a half years on a positive note.
Terming the proposal "worth considering", the farmer leaders said that representatives of all the farmer organisations will hold consultations and then appraise the government about their stand during the 11th round meeting scheduled to be held on Saturday.
Farmer leader Shivkumar Kakka, who has been a part of all the 10 meetings held with the government at Vigyan Bhawan here so far, said: "We do not trust the committee, but the government has offered to put the laws on hold... It is definitely a matter to consider. We will discuss this and eventually try to form an opinion."
Another farmer leader Darshan Pal Singh, who was present in the meeting on Wednesday, said: "The Central government told us that it would submit an affidavit in the Supreme Court to put the laws on hold. Implementation of laws would be put on hold till the issues are resolved This proposal of the government is worth considering."
Reacting on the development, All India Kisan Sabha General Secretary Hanan Mullah said: "The government said in the meeting that by submitting an affidavit in the court, it can put the law on pause for a year and a half. Meanwhile, we will go by the report that would be provided by the committee.
"Now all the farmers' associations will discuss the government's proposal on January 21 and reply to the government on January 22. Also, the attitude of farmer leaders has always been positive."
22:00 January 21
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar arrives at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah after farmers rejected the government proposal
20:26 January 21
In a full general body meeting of Samyukt Kisan Morcha today, the proposal put forth by the Govt y'day, was rejected. A full repeal of 3 laws and enacting legislation for remunerative MSP for all farmers were reiterated as the pending demands of the movement, said Samyukt Kisan Morcha.
However, Jagjit Singh Dallewal of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) said the meeting is going on, let a decision be made. No such decision has been taken.
18:26 January 21
Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav speaking to media after meeting
Delhi Police is not ready to accept our demand, we will go ahead with the rally: Yogendra Yadav
A meeting between farmer leaders and senior police officials from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana over the farmers' proposed tractor rally on Republic Day was held near the Singhu border on Thursday.
The meeting was attended by Delhi Police's Special CP (Law and Order) Sanjay Singh, Special CP (Intelligence) Dipendra Pathak, Joint CP S.S. Yadav and two additional DCPs of the Delhi Police, besides senior officers of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Police. Darshan Pal, Yogendra Yadav, Yudhveer Singh and other farmer-leaders attended the meeting on behalf of the farmer organisations.
Yogendra Yadav said, "While the farmers are adamant to parade on Ring Road, the Delhi Police is not ready to accept our demand. The rally will be held in a peaceful manner. The reputation of the festival of public will remain."
"Millions of farmers from across the country have left for this parade, we cannot stop them."
In the meeting, the Delhi Police had suggested that the farmers take out tractor parades on the KMP (Kundli-Manesar-Palwal) and KGP (Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal) highway outside Delhi. However, the farmers rejected this proposal.
18:11 January 21
Farmers, police meeting on tractor rally ends inconclusively
The meeting between farmer leaders and Delhi Police officials on the issue of the tractor march on January 26 remained inconclusive. The meeting was held at the Mantram Resort on Thursday.
Now, another meeting is expected to be held on Friday.
However, the farmers will discuss all these issues among themselves first, for which a joint Kisan Morcha meeting will be held at the Singhu border. By Thursday evening it is expected that the farmers will unveil their strategy in front of everyone.
The meeting was attended by Delhi Police's Special CP (Law and Order) Sanjay Singh, Special CP (Intelligence) Dipendra Pathak, Joint CP S.S. Yadav and two additional DCPs of the Delhi Police, besides senior officers of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Police. Darshan Pal, Yogendra Yadav, Yudhveer Singh and other farmer-leaders attended the meeting on behalf of the farmer organisations.
17:47 January 21
'Centre destroying federal structure', says Akali Dal leader
Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central Government for allegedly holding back the Rural Development Fund for Punjab, Former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Prem Singh Chandumajra on Thursday said the Centre's actions indicate a move towards the 'destruction of the federal structure'.
Speaking to a news agency, Chandumajra said, "We have political differences with Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. But we will never accept Central Government holding back the Rural Development Fund due for the State."
Terming the stopping of Rural Development Fund allocation to Punjab as 'unconstitutional' he said, "Our party believes that we are moving towards a unitary system. These are the indicators of moving towards a Presidential form of government from the Parliament system."
14:08 January 21
No headway at police-farmer unions meeting
The second round of meeting between the police and farmer unions regarding the proposed January 26 tractor rally by them remained inconclusive on Thursday as the farmers stuck to their demand of taking out the rally on Delhi's busy Outer Ring Road.
Taking to reporters after the meeting, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav said the police wanted the farmer leaders to take out their tractor rally outside the national capital.
"We will do our parade peacefully inside Delhi. They wanted us to hold the tractor rally outside Delhi, which is not possible," Yadav, who is actively participating in the ongoing agitation against the Centre's new farm laws, said.
13:51 January 21
Meeting between farmers, police over tractor to continue tomorrow
'We're clear that we'll conduct tractor parade'
Govt has said tractor parade on R-Day can't be conducted on Delhi's Outer Ring Road, due to security reasons. We're clear that we'll conduct tractor parade there only. After tomorrow's meeting with Centre, we'll hold another meeting with police: Darshan Pal, Krantikari Kisan Union
12:35 January 21
Meeting underway between Delhi Police, farmer unions on tractor rally
A meeting is underway between the Delhi Police and farmer unions regarding the proposed tractor rally by them on Republic Day, officials said.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Northern Range) S S Yadav is coordinating the meeting which is being held at Mantram Resort near the Singhu border, they said.
A similar meeting was held on Wednesday between the union leaders and officers of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana police at Vigyan Bhawan to discuss the route and arrangements of the proposed rally on January 26.
However, the farmer unions had rejected a suggestion by the police officers to hold the rally on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway instead of Delhi's busy Outer Ring Road, sources said.
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting at several Delhi border points against the Centre's new agriculture laws for nearly two months. The unions representing the farmers have begun holding tractor rallies at villages in Punjab to mobilise people for the demonstration on Republic Day.
10:50 January 21
CP SS Yadav arrives at Mantram Resort
CP SS Yadav arrives at Mantram Resort
Delhi: Delhi Police Joint CP SS Yadav arrives at Mantram Resort near Singhu border for a meeting with farmers on their Republic Day tractor rally
10:49 January 21
Another farmer dies of heart attack at Singhu
Another farmer dies of heart attack at Singhu
Another protesting farmer reportedly died of a heart attack at Singhu border.
The deceased has been identified as Jagjit Singh alias Babbu and was a resident of Dhatt village in Punjab.
The farmer had joined the protests at Singhu border on January 14th.
09:49 January 21
New Delhi: A meeting between senior police officers and farmers will take place today on the farmers' Republic Day tractor rally
09:48 January 21
Akhilesh questions 'intention' behind deferring farm laws
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the 'intentions' of the Modi government to defer farm laws by one and a half year.
"The BJP government has extended a proposal to defer the implementation of the farm laws for the next one and a half year. The move is illogical and without any rationale. Deferring implementation of the law will not change the consequences that will follow once the law is introduced," he said.
Akhilesh further said, "By deferring implementation of the law, the BJP government is trying to counter popular public sentiment which is growing in favour of the agitating farmers and against the lawmakers. The government will eventually implement the laws before the elections in 2024 to benefit the capitalists.
The SP president has directed the party leaders and workers to dedicate their Republic Day celebrations to farmers who are protesting against the new farm laws. He asked party men to reach the venues where the Indian flag will be unfurled at the tehsil level on tractors carrying the Tricolour.
06:33 January 21
Farmers stir LIVE : Farmers welcome govt's proposal in latest round of talks
New Delhi: The farmer leaders have welcomed the Central government's proposal during the 10th round of talks to resolve the issues related to the newly passed agricultural laws through a committee, keeping the legislations on hold for one and a half years on a positive note.
Terming the proposal "worth considering", the farmer leaders said that representatives of all the farmer organisations will hold consultations and then appraise the government about their stand during the 11th round meeting scheduled to be held on Saturday.
Farmer leader Shivkumar Kakka, who has been a part of all the 10 meetings held with the government at Vigyan Bhawan here so far, said: "We do not trust the committee, but the government has offered to put the laws on hold... It is definitely a matter to consider. We will discuss this and eventually try to form an opinion."
Another farmer leader Darshan Pal Singh, who was present in the meeting on Wednesday, said: "The Central government told us that it would submit an affidavit in the Supreme Court to put the laws on hold. Implementation of laws would be put on hold till the issues are resolved This proposal of the government is worth considering."
Reacting on the development, All India Kisan Sabha General Secretary Hanan Mullah said: "The government said in the meeting that by submitting an affidavit in the court, it can put the law on pause for a year and a half. Meanwhile, we will go by the report that would be provided by the committee.
"Now all the farmers' associations will discuss the government's proposal on January 21 and reply to the government on January 22. Also, the attitude of farmer leaders has always been positive."
Last Updated : Jan 21, 2021, 10:01 PM IST
