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Farmers' protest LIVE updates Day 23: 'Farm laws have not been introduced overnight', said PM Narendra Modi

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LIVE: Rs 1,660 cr being transferred to bank accounts of farmers in MP without brokers, delay, says PM Modi

Rs 1,660 crore being transferred to bank accounts of farmers in Madhya Pradesh without brokers, delay: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

 

2:02 PM

Six UP farmers asked to submit Rs 50 lakh bonds for inciting people

Six farmer leaders in Sambhal district have been issued notices, asking them to furnish personal bonds of Rs 50 lakh in view of the apprehension that their actions may lead to breach of peace. The six farmers, who were served notices, include Bharatiya Kisan Union (asli) district president Rajpal Singh Yadav and farmer leaders Jaiveer Singh, Brahmachari Yadav, Satyendra, Rohdas and Veer Singh.

 

However, two days after the notices were served , Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, said that the amount was a 'clerical error' and will be reduced.

 

"The SDM is currently on leave and once he comes back we will correct the error and make it a bond of Rs 50,000 since the earlier one was a clerical error," he said.

 

The notice issued by Sambhal SDM Deependra Yadav stated, "In the context of what is happening in Delhi and other farmer agitations, six persons are going from village to village and inciting the farmers with false information, which can lead to the breakdown of peace in the region.

1:51 PM

Farmers' Protest LIVE: PM Modi to address Madhya Pradesh farmers on agri laws at 2 pm

Farmers' Protest LIVE: PM Modi to address Madhya Pradesh farmers on agri laws at 2 pm

1:41 PM

Foreign forces fuelling farmers' protest: BJP MLA

BJP MLA Surendra Singh has described the farmers' protest against three farm laws as a "sponsored sit-in of anti-national forces" and claimed that the movement has foreign funding. He alleged that the foreign forces were fuelling the farmers' protest in the same way they were supporting the movement in Shaheen Bagh during anti-CAA protests.

 

"After seeing the farmers' movement, it appears that this is a sponsored agitation by anti-national forces and has foreign funding," Singh, a BJP MLA from Bairia constituency, claimed. "Foreign forces want to destabilise the country under the guise of this movement," he told reporters on Thursday night.

 

Singh is known for making controversial remarks. He alleged that when a person from the Sikh community in Britain protests against the farm laws, it means "those who are leading the movement are Khalistanis". "Only people with the Khalistani mindset are taking part in the movement," the BJP MLA claimed.

1:24 PM

1.11 crore farmers pre-registered till 8am for today's event: Shivraj

1.11 crore farmers pre-registered till 8am for today's event where we'll be depositing the first installment in farmers' accounts whose crops were damaged. PM will join the event via video conference to address farmers. Congress govt didn't fulfil its promise of loan waiver, became a regular defaulter & never distributed relief fund. In name of loan waiver, Congress govt destroyed position of Cooperative banks. So to improve their condition, we've given Rs 800 crores: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

12:54 PM

MP: Large number of farmers to join 'Kisan Mahasammelan' to be addressed by PM Modi

A large number of farmers will attend the "Mahasammelan" in Madhya Pradesh on Friday which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing at 2. A large number of farmers will be physically present at the Kisan Mahasammelan organized at Dussehra ground in Raisen today. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh will also be addressing them at 1:30 pm. BJP State President Vishnu Dutt Sharma and Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel will be present during the event. About 1,000 farmers will be present in all the 52 district headquarters of the state to participate in the Mahasammelan virtually while about 500 farmers will be present in all 313 Janpad Panchayats of the state.

11:50 AM

In Pics | Veterans join farmer protests

Veteran Indian Army Ex-Servicemen joins farmer's protest against the new farm laws, at the Singhu border in New Delhi.

Veteran Indian Army Ex-Servicemen join farmer's protest against the new farm laws, at the Singhu border in New Delhi.

Veteran Indian Army Ex-Servicemen join farmers' protest against Farm bills at Singhu Border, in Delhi.

10:49 AM

Sundarlal Bahuguna extends support to protesting farmers

Chipko movement leader Sundarlal Bahuguna extends his support to farmers protesting against the three farm laws, says, "I support the demands of the 'annadatas' ".

9:30 AM

'PM should talk to farmers'

"PM should talk to the farmers & take back the farm laws. We will not give up our fight against these laws,"says Dayal Singh, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab

9:03 AM

Preparing ourselves for a longer stay: Farmers at Singhu border

Delhi: Protesting farmers at Singhu border say they're making more tent arrangements to face cold weather conditions. "We're preparing ourselves for a longer stay as our fight against black laws will continue. It's getting colder, so we're putting more tents," says a protester.

8:45 AM

DMK and its allies observe one-day fast in Chennai in support of farmers

8:07 AM

Amit Shah holds meeting with ministers, BJP officials on farmers' issue

Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting with Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar to discuss the ongoing farmers' agitation. The meeting was held at the BJP head office here and was also attended by the party's general secretaries CT Ravi, Dushyant Gautam and Arun Singh among others. It lasted for more than an hour. According to sources, during the meeting Shah reviewed the BJP's outreach programme through press conferences and ‘chaupals' or open meetings across all districts of the country to allay fears on the new farm laws. Since the large-scale farmers' agitation began a few weeks ago, the BJP has been organising press conferences and 'chaupals' in all the districts of the country on the new agriculture-related bills passed recently by the Central government.

7:51 AM

Farmer destroys cauliflower crops over poor prices, says 'forced to sell produce at Rs 1 kg'

Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against farm laws and minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, a farmer in Shamli's Mayapuri village destroyed his standing crop of cauliflowers, claiming that he was being forced to sell his produce at Rs 1 kilogram -- much below the cost price. "I am not able to sell cauliflowers. I am only getting Rs 1 per kilogram. I have cauliflower on 5 bigha land. Its worth is Rs 1 lakh," Ramesh, the farmer told ANI. He further said the new farm laws will harm the interests of farmers and extended his support to their protests. District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur said that Horticulture officials and sub-divisional magistrate have been instructed to meet the farmer.

7:38 AM

Harsimrat K Badal slams Kejriwal for insulting farmers' struggle with 'cheap theatrics'

Former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for insulting the farmers' struggle with "cheap theatrics by tearing copies of the farm laws" which he was among the first to notify in the country. In a statement here, Badal said the Delhi Chief Minister was known as a "dramabaaz" but this time he had indulged in unparalleled hypocrisy by tearing the same laws in the Vidhan Sabha which he had notified on November 23.

7:12 AM

PM Modi to address farmers' conferences in Madhya Pradesh today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers' conferences in Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing on Friday. On December 16, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 'Kisan Sammelan' in Gwalior. On Thursday, the Prime Minister appreciated Tomar for "attempting to have a polite dialogue" with the farmers through an open letter, requesting them to read it. "Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has expressed his feelings by writing a letter to the farmer brothers and sisters, attempting to have a polite dialogue. I request all the farmers to read it. The countrymen are also urged that they should extend it to as many people as possible," PM Modi had tweeted.