Farmers Protest Live: 3 Union ministers will hold talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh
Farmers’ Protest Live Updates:
Three Union ministers will hold another round of talks with farmer leaders today amid the ongoing protests at the Punjab-Haryana border. Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will meet the farmer leaders in Chandigarh over their various demands, including a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price for crops.
A group of farmers have also announced to block trains today. Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and BKU Dakaunda (Dhaner) have announced ‘rail roko’ in Punjab and said that they will squat on rail tracks at seven locations from 12 noon to 4 pm.
Here are the LIVE updates on the farmers’ protest:
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The Haryana Police have sealed the border with barricades stopping farmers from travelling to Delhi on their tractor-trolleys.
Farmers from Punjab are camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders of Punjab and Haryana and are seeking to march towards Delhi to press the Centre to accept their demands. They, however, have said that they will not make any fresh attempt to move towards the national capital till the meeting with the Centre is held.
A group of farmers have announced to block trains today.
Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and BKU Dakaunda (Dhaner) have announced ‘rail roko’ in Punjab and said that they will squat on rail tracks at seven locations from 12 noon to 4 pm.
Three Union ministers will hold talks with farmer leaders today amid their ongoing protests at the Punjab-Haryana border.
Union ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai will meet the farmer leaders in Chandigarh over their various demands, including a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price for crops.
