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Farmers’ unions reject Centre’s conditional offers of dialogue, to continue agitation at Delhi’s borders Featured

  29 November 2020

The decision was taken by leaders of 30 farm unions after receiving a communique from Central government in which the farmers were asked to shift their bases from Delhi borders to the Burari ground.

The farmers’ unions from Punjab have rejected the conditional offers of dialogue made by the Union government and decided to continue their protest at all the entry points of National Capital Delhi on Sunday. The decision was taken by the leaders of 30 farm unions after receiving a communique from the Central government in which the farmers were asked to shift their bases from Delhi borders to the Burari ground so that a dialogue could be initiated.

Balbir Singh Rajewal of Bhartiya Kisan Union, Punjab, said that the conditional offers were not acceptable to the farmers following which they have decided to continue their protest against the new farm laws introduced by the NDA government.

Rajewal claimed that they received a communication in which the Central government had put certain conditions which were unacceptable to them. "We want the government to come on table unconditionally. The agitation will continue till our demands are met. The farmers will keep staying put at the entry and exit points of Delhi.

 

Balbir Singh Rajewal of Bhartiya Kisan Unio

Braving chilly nights, thousands of farmers continued to protest against the Centre’s new farm laws on the fourth consecutive day on Sunday at the Singhu and Tikri border points, with farmer leaders deliberating upon their future course of action about proposed talks with the government.

With many roads and entry points being blocked, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Saturday appealed to the farmers to shift to the Burari ground and said the Centre was ready to hold discussions with them as soon as they move to the designated place.

A delegation of the farmers has been invited for a discussion on December 3, he said, adding that now that some of their unions have demanded that talks be held immediately, the Central government is ready to do so as soon as the protesters shift to the ground in Burari.

Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has also termed Shah’s offer to hold discussions at the earliest as the best in the interest of the farming community and the nation at large.

 On Saturday, Amarinder Singh had urged the farmers to accept the appeal and shift to the designated place for their protest.

The farmers have come prepared for a long haul, with their vehicles loaded with rations, utensils, quilts and blankets for the cold and equipped with even charging points for their phones.

After a restive Friday that saw police using teargas shells, water cannons and multi-layer barriers to block the protesters and some farmers pelting stones and breaking barricades in their determination to push through as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, Saturday was relatively quiet.
 

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