Farmers protest: Third round of talks with Centre on Thursday, says farmer leaders

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• 14 Feb 2024, 08:51 PM

  'No new demand': Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal amid protest

  “Our demands are same as per the ‘demand chart’ we presented earlier. No new demand has been added. After the failure of the last meeting, the government calling for a meeting again reflects that they have found some positive solution,” he said.

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 08:19 PM

  Farmer leaders hold virtual meeting with representatives of central govt

  “A long discussion was held (on various issues) today. But our priority (in the meeting) was that normalcy should be restored (along state borders). We have received a letter from the central government calling for a meeting to be held (in Chandigarh) tomorrow.”

   

  VIDEO | Here’s what farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said after conclusion of a virtual meeting of farmer leaders with representatives of central government.
  
  “A long discussion was held (on various issues) today. But our priority (in the meeting) was that normalcy should be… pic.twitter.com/NYSFPin0JL

  — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 14, 2024

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 08:01 PM

  Meeting between farmer leaders and Union ministers on Thursday evening in Chandigarh: Farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 06:52 PM

  Singhu border on NH-44 is inaccessible for traffic: Delhi Police issues fresh traffic advisory

   

  Traffic Advisory
  
  Singhu border on NH-44 is inaccessible for traffic. Please follow the advisory for diversions and alternative routes.DPTrafficAdvisory pic.twitter.com/pPNWpUlhY4

  — Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) February 14, 2024

   

   

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 05:11 PM

  Farmer leaders to meet with top Punjab government officials at Punjab Bhawan at 6 pm today

  
  
  The Punjab government is facilitating their meeting with the Centre through a video conference. 

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 03:36 PM

  Shambhu Border: Police resort to tear gas shelling after stone pelting by protesting farmers

  VIDEO | Police resort to tear gas shelling after stone pelting by protesting farmers at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border. pic.twitter.com/aQDbWwJdoh

  — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 14, 2024

   

   

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 02:38 PM

  Scores of farmers from Punjab continued to stay put at the two borders of the state and Haryana on Wednesday while security personnel fired some tear gas shells on the protesters at the Shambhu border near Ambala. As the peasants gather there to resume their 'Delhi Chalo' protest, farmer leaders will first hold a meeting before moving ahead with their plan to break multi-layered barricades at the Shambhu border in an attempt to march towards Delhi.

  The protesting farmers from Punjab plan to make a fresh attempt to break past the multiple layers of barricades at the border with Haryana. The Haryana security personnel lobbed a few tear gas shells on Wednesday morning after some farmers gathered near the barricades at the Shambhu border, the protesters claimed.

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 02:21 PM

  On the farmers' march, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij says "The report on MSP came in 2004 when Congress was in power. Why didn't they do anything in 10 years?... The farmers want to go to Delhi and have a conversation with representatives of the Govt but when they came to Chandigarh, the farmer leaders refused to talk to them. I am surprised that the Punjab Govt has released a notice asking us not to send drones to our border.... When farmers started moving from Amritsar, they did not even try to stop them. This clearly means that they want the farmers to create terror in Delhi. Stone pelting is going on and one of our DSP & 25 other police officers are injured in this..."

  #WATCH | On the farmers' march, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij says "The report on MSP came in 2004 when Congress was in power. Why didn't they do anything in 10 years?... The farmers want to go to Delhi and have a conversation with representatives of the Govt but when they came… pic.twitter.com/Vbob2oiPCm

  — ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2024

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 01:14 PM

  On the Farmers' protest, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh says, "We condemn govt action to stop farmers from entering Delhi to have a peaceful protest... Every day in the BJP, the central govt, and the Madhya Pradesh government advertisement we see the 'Modi Ki Guarantee'... Yes, Modi's guarantee was there, they (the central govt) held meetings with farmers in which it was decided that a law over MSP would be made, the cases over farmers would be withdrawn, and action would be taken against the minister in Lakhimpur Kheri incident... But, the irony is that PM Modi has chosen the Corporate Minister (Piyush Goyal) to communicate with the farmers, he represents the corporate world and the corporate's interest lies in the exploitation of the farmers..."

  #WATCH | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: On Farmers' protest, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh says, "We condemn govt action to stop farmers from entering Delhi to have a peaceful protest... Every day in the BJP, the central govt and the Madhya Pradesh government advertisement we see the… pic.twitter.com/wR7zXONaTg

  — ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2024

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 01:12 PM

  Speaking to reporters at the Sonipat border, Commissioner Satheesh Balan said, "We are confident that farmers won't be able to cross the Sonipat border".

  Heavy security is deployed at the borders of Delhi. He said, "Majority of the arrangements have been made by the Delhi Police. (Meanwhile), we would try to stop them (farmers) at the Panipat-Sonipat border. We have put up our barricades there. Here we will play the complementary role to the Delhi Police."

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 01:11 PM

  The Singhu border has been shut for vehicular traffic for a second consecutive day in a row.

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 11:55 AM

  On farmers' protest, Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "I would like to say that the Modi Government has taken several steps in the last 10 years to encourage the agriculture sector and for the welfare of farmers. When they posed their demands, the government sent its senior leaders and continued the dialogue...What is the reason that new demands are being added to the demands?...If new demands are being added, more time is also required. States need time to hold discussions. We are ready to continue the discussions. Most of their demands have been accepted but the new demands require more time. I urge the agitators to not indulge in vandalism, arson or violence. I request farmer leaders to come and have discussions..."

  #WATCH | Delhi | On farmers' protest, Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "I would like to say that the Modi Government has taken several steps in the last 10 years to encourage the agriculture sector and for the welfare of farmers. When they posed their demands, the government… pic.twitter.com/jxvbXA8aN3

  — ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2024

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 11:51 AM

  Amidst ongoing farmer agitation, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni on Wednesday said the BJP has always been a party of farmers and has worked to ensure positive changes in their lives.

  Talking to PTI Videos here, Teni said the BJP government started the crop insurance scheme to compensate the farmers for the loss of crops, and added that it always works to end the problems of the farmers.

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 11:08 AM

  Tear gas shells fired to disperse the agitating farmers who were approaching the Police barricade.

  #WATCH | Farmers' protest | Tear gas shells fired to disperse the agitating farmers who were approaching the Police barricade.
  
  Visuals from Shambhu Border. pic.twitter.com/AnROqRZfTQ

  — ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2024

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 08:36 AM

  Jhajjar, Haryana: Early morning visuals of the security arrangements in Bahadurgarh as the farmers have announced to continue to march towards the National Capital.

  #WATCH | Jhajjar, Haryana: Early morning visuals of the security arrangements in Bahadurgarh as the farmers have announced to continue to march towards the National Capital. pic.twitter.com/tV1Lsuy2Gk

  — ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2024

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 06:59 AM

  Delhi: Early morning visuals of the security arrangements at the Gazipur Border as the farmers have announced to continue to march towards the National Capital.

  #WATCH | Delhi: Early morning visuals of the security arrangements at the Gazipur Border as the farmers have announced to continue to march towards the National Capital. pic.twitter.com/K4LttnpXca

  — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

  
• 14 Feb 2024, 06:56 AM

  Delhi: More concrete is being poured between the concrete slabs at the Tikri Border to make the border stronger on day 2 of the farmers' march towards the National Capital.

  #WATCH | Delhi: More concrete is being poured between the concrete slabs at the Tikri Border to make the border stronger on day 2 of the farmers' march towards the National Capital pic.twitter.com/kyhtGlD8iv

  — ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2024