Fourth round of talks between agitators, Union Ministers today amid stalemate – India TV

The farmer leaders are anticipated to satisfy Union Ministers for a fourth round of talks because the agitation enters day six on Sunday. The two sides met on February 8, 12 and 15 as nicely however these talks remained inconclusive.

The talks come amid intense protests on the Haryana-Delhi border by farmers from Punjab, Haryana and even Uttar Pradesh. One of the principle calls for of the farmers stays a authorized assure of minimal assist worth (MSP) for crops. 

Ban on Internet companies prolonged

Just a day earlier, the Haryana authorities prolonged the ban on cell web and bulk SMS companies in seven districts by two extra days until February 19 within the wake of the farmers’ agitation.

The affected districts are Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa. The authorities had earlier prolonged the suspension of cell web on February 13 and 15.

Haryana Police makes use of tear gasoline to disperse protesting farmers

Earlier on February 16, Haryana Police fired tear gasoline shells to disperse protesting farmers once they moved in direction of the barricades on the Shambhu border close to Ambala. There have been clashes between the farmers and Haryana Police personnel on the primary two days of the protest as nicely.

Protesting farmers have stayed put at Shambhu and Khanauri factors on Punjab’s border with Haryana for the fifth day after their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march was stopped by safety forces which led to clashes.

Why are the farmers protesting? 

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had given the decision for the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to press the BJP-led central authorities to just accept their calls for.

The farmers are additionally demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s suggestions, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, no hike in electrical energy tariff, withdrawal of police instances and ‘justice’ for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and compensation to the households of the farmers who died throughout a earlier agitation in 2020-21.

(With inputs from PTI)

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