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Addressing reporters after a meeting to deliberate how to engage in talks with the Centre, farmer union leaders demanded that the Centre repeal the three new farm laws and that MSP be guaranteed
After days of staging a protestat Delhi's Singhu and Tikri borders, farm leaders on Sunday demandedthat the Centre must repeal the three new farm laws as they are "anti-farmer and pro-corporate", and that MSP should be guaranteed.
Addressing reporters after a meeting to deliberate how to engage in talks with the Centre, farmer union leaders rejected the Centre's offer to move to Delhi's Burari ground and said that they will block five main entry points into the National Capital, as part of their protest.
After the meeting, Surjeet Phul, president of BKU Krantikari was quoted as saying, "We've decided that we'll never go to Burari Park as we got proof that it's an open jail. Delhi Police told Uttarakhand Farmer Association President that they'll take them to Jantar Mantar but instead locked them at Burari Park."
He added, "Instead of going to open jail in Burari, we've decided that we will gherao Delhi by blocking 5 main entry points to Delhi. We've got 4 months ration with us, so nothing to worry. Our Operations Committee will decide everything."
The Times of India also quoted farmer union leaders as saying that talks (on the contentious farm laws) have been "futile so far".
According to the report, Phul further said, "We've decided that we won't allow any political party leader to speak on our stage, be it Congress, BJP, AAP or other parties. Our committee will allow other organisations, who are supporting us, to speak if they follow our rules."
Additionally, PTI quoted Gurnam Singh Chadhoni, Haryana unit president for the Bhartiya Kisan Union as saying, "We do not accept the condition of their (govt) proposal. We are ready to talk but will not accept any condition now."
Darshan Pal, Punjab president of Krantikari Kisan Union, added, "The government has invited us to talk with conditions. The environment should be created for a conversation. We will not talk if there are any conditions".
"If the government is serious about addressing the demands of the farmers, it should stop laying down conditions, should stop assuming that the dialogue can be about an explanation to farmers about the benefits of the Acts," said a representative of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), an umbrella body of farmers' groups.
Farmers protests Will block 5 entry points into Delhi wont shift to open jail Burari ground say farmers after meeting
Joginder Singh, president of Bhartiya Kisan Ektagrah, "We are sitting at the borders. Our demand is that the government take back the farm laws and we will not accept anything less than that".
With many roads and entry points being blocked after three consecutive days of a sit-in protest, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday addressed the issue
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Addressing reporters after a meeting to deliberate how to engage in talks with the Centre, farmer union leaders demanded that the Centre repeal the three new farm laws and that MSP be guaranteed
After days of staging a protestat Delhi's Singhu and Tikri borders, farm leaders on Sunday demandedthat the Centre must repeal the three new farm laws as they are "anti-farmer and pro-corporate", and that MSP should be guaranteed.
Addressing reporters after a meeting to deliberate how to engage in talks with the Centre, farmer union leaders rejected the Centre's offer to move to Delhi's Burari ground and said that they will block five main entry points into the National Capital, as part of their protest.
After the meeting, Surjeet Phul, president of BKU Krantikari was quoted as saying, "We've decided that we'll never go to Burari Park as we got proof that it's an open jail. Delhi Police told Uttarakhand Farmer Association President that they'll take them to Jantar Mantar but instead locked them at Burari Park."
He added, "Instead of going to open jail in Burari, we've decided that we will gherao Delhi by blocking 5 main entry points to Delhi. We've got 4 months ration with us, so nothing to worry. Our Operations Committee will decide everything."
The Times of India also quoted farmer union leaders as saying that talks (on the contentious farm laws) have been "futile so far".
According to the report, Phul further said, "We've decided that we won't allow any political party leader to speak on our stage, be it Congress, BJP, AAP or other parties. Our committee will allow other organisations, who are supporting us, to speak if they follow our rules."
Additionally, PTI quoted Gurnam Singh Chadhoni, Haryana unit president for the Bhartiya Kisan Union as saying, "We do not accept the condition of their (govt) proposal. We are ready to talk but will not accept any condition now."
Darshan Pal, Punjab president of Krantikari Kisan Union, added, "The government has invited us to talk with conditions. The environment should be created for a conversation. We will not talk if there are any conditions".
"If the government is serious about addressing the demands of the farmers, it should stop laying down conditions, should stop assuming that the dialogue can be about an explanation to farmers about the benefits of the Acts," said a representative of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), an umbrella body of farmers' groups.
Farmers protests Will block 5 entry points into Delhi wont shift to open jail Burari ground say farmers after meeting
Joginder Singh, president of Bhartiya Kisan Ektagrah, "We are sitting at the borders. Our demand is that the government take back the farm laws and we will not accept anything less than that".
With many roads and entry points being blocked after three consecutive days of a sit-in protest, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday addressed the issue