Union ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai and farmer leaders from Punjab will meet at this time i.e. on 18 February for the fourth spherical of talks. The two sides met earlier on February 8, 12 and 15, however these talks remained inconclusive. The farmers from Punjab started their march to Delhi on 13 February however have been stopped by safety personnel on the Shambhu and Khanauri factors of Punjab’s border with Haryana. The protesters have stayed put on the two border factors since then. Besides a authorized guarantee for MSP, the farmers are demanding implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s suggestions, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, and withdrawal of police circumstances, amongst others.
Here are 10 factors to know
1. A day forward of the assembly i.e. on 17 February, farm leaders requested the Centre to carry an ordinance on giving a authorized guarantee to MSP. Farm chief Sarwan Singh Pandher additionally mentioned the whole nation is trying to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for addressing the farmers’ calls for and expressed hope that the farmers will get “excellent news” after the Sunday’s assembly with the Centre.
2. The Haryana authorities has prolonged the ban on cellular web and bulk SMS companies in seven districts by two extra days until February 19.
3. Earlier on Saturday, The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) took out a tractor march in Haryana whereas BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) held dharnas outdoors residences of three senior BJP leaders in help of farmers protesting on the borders of Punjab over their varied calls for.
4. The Gurnam Singh Charuni-led faction, which is predicated in Haryana, took out tractor marches at a number of locations together with Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar and Sirsa. Later, speaking to the reporters, Charuni mentioned they absolutely help the calls for raised by the agitating farmers of Punjab.
5. The BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) held dharnas outdoors the residences of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh in Patiala, BJP’s Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar in Abohar and senior get together chief Kewal Singh Dhillon in Barnala.
6. The farmer physique additionally held protests at 21 toll plazas in 13 districts within the state, extending help to the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ name. The BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) mentioned that they’ll proceed their protests on Sunday additionally.
7. About 100 farmers from totally different associations have been arrested at Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur Railway station as they tried to stage a ‘rail roko’ protest in entrance of the Cholan Express. The group was protesting the police motion in opposition to the farmers’ agitation in New Delhi. P R Pandian, Ayyakannu and Sundaravimalanathan, presidents of the assorted farmers associations, participated within the ‘rail roko’.
8. According to a dealer at Ghazipur Mandi, the vegetable costs in Delhi could possibly be headed for an increase as farmers’ protests disrupt provide chains. As per information company ANI report, a dealer reported a ₹4 improve in carrot costs over the previous 15 days resulting from provide points from Punjab. He expressed concern that additional disruptions brought on by the continuing protests might result in worth hikes for different greens as effectively. “The worth of carrots has gone up by ₹4 within the final 15 days after provide from Punjab was disrupted following farmers’ protest. This might result in an increase within the worth of greens. This concern between the farmers and the federal government ought to finish quickly,” a vegetable dealer at Ghazipur mandi mentioned as quoted by ANI.
9. However, one other dealer on the market provided a extra optimistic outlook and acknowledged that there was no fast affect on vegetable costs to date. While talking on the doable affect on costs of greens resulting from highway blockages due to ongoing farmers’ protests, one other vegetable dealer at Delhi’s Ghazipur Mandi informed ANI, “There is not any affect on the costs of greens at present. If protests proceed and there are extra highway blockages, then the availability of greens from UP, Ganganagar, Pune, and many others. could get affected resulting in a doable hike within the worth of some greens.”
10. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait has introduced that farmers will stage dharnas in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand on February 21 to press their calls for, together with a authorized guarantee of MSP.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI)
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