Farmer leaders said they have rejected the written proposal sent by the Agriculture Ministry, since it does not accept their demand for total repeal of the laws.
Within hours of receiving union government’s draft proposal to amend the new farm laws, farmer unions on Wednesday rejected the proposal calling it “vague.”
They have threatened to intensify protests and said that they will block Jaipur-Delhi highway on December 12. “We said there’s no point repeating what has already taken place. We insisted that all the three laws be repealed and assurance be given on MSP.
The draft proposals are vague. We will block one road after another (roads leading to Delhi),” said farmer unions while addressing a presser.
Addressing a press conference on this issue at the Singhu border, farmer leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha said, termed it an insult to the country’s farmers. They refused to engage in further talks with government.
Addressing a press conference, Farmer leader Shiv Kumar Kakka said protesting farmers might take a call on crossing Singhu border to enter Delhi in coming days. He also said that farmers will block Agra-Delhi Expressway on December 12 and no tax will be be paid on that day at any toll plaza in country.
Further threatnening to intensify protests, he said that district headquarters in states will be gherao on December 14.
Instead, they gave three day deadline to Centre to repeal the law.
Meanwhile, a delegation of senior opposition leaders led by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja met President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum asking to repeal the new farm laws. ‘We have given a memorandum to the President. We are asking to repeal agriculture laws and electricity amendment bill that were passed in anti-democratic manner without proper discussions and consultations,’ CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said.
A delegation of opposition leaders comprising Sharad Pawar, Rahul Gandhi, D. Raja, Sitaram Yechury and T.K.S. Elangovan called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan and presented a memorandum: Rashtrapati Bhavan
