Farmers protest LIVE: Have invited farmers for talks on Dec 1, says Tomar

Farmers protest LIVE updates: Supply of vegetables and fruits to the city from other states has been impacted

6:36 PM

Centre should hold talks with farmers immediately, unconditionally: Arvind Kejriwal

6:25 PM

Farmers protests not political, says Amit Shah on peasants stir

With thousands of farmers continuing their protest against the Centre's new agri laws, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said they were for the welfare of farmers and called their agitation apolitical. Speaking to reporters, he said, "Thenew farm laws are meant for the welfare of farmers. After a long time the farmer is going to come out of a locked system.

 

Whoever wants to oppose it politically let them do it. I have never said the farmers protest is political and would never say (that it is political)."

5:53 PM

All Khaps of Haryana today unanimously decided to support protesting farmers by all means: Khap leader

5:42 PM

We've decided that we won't allow any political party leader to speak on our stage: Farm leader

5:41 PM

PM hailing farm laws shows govt 'drunk with power', 'rigid' in face of protests: Congress

5:39 PM

Centre once again appeals to farmers to shift to Burari ground; says high level team of Union Ministers to hold talks with them

5:19 PM

Govt is open for talks, farmers' unions should create atmosphere for it. They should leave agitation & choose talks: Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar

5:18 PM

Govt has proposed to meet on December 3 for fourth time. So, talks are already going on, nobody should think govt isn't ready for it: Minister

4:38 PM

Singhu border still closed from both sides. Traffic has been diverted from Mukarba Chowk & GTK road. Traffic is very very heavy. Please avoid outer ring road from signature bridge to Rohini & vice versa, GTK road, NH 44 & Singhu borders: Delhi Traffic Police

4:26 PM

UP opposition parties flay Centre, ask it to reconsider three farm laws

With farmers of at least three states laying siege on Delhi borders in protest against the three central farm laws, the Uttar Pradesh opposition parties on Sunday hit out at the Centre, asking it to reconsider these laws.

 

"The farmers of the country are angry and agitated over the three farm laws enacted recently by the Centre. It would be better if the Centre reconsiders these laws enacted without forging any consensus with farmers, said Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati in a tweet in Hindi on Sunday.

 

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav too flayed the Centre, accusing it of seeking to mortgage the country to the rich.

4:18 PM

We'll not go to Burari ground: Farmers' leader at Delhi-Haryana border

3:50 PM

Never called the farmers’ protest politically motivated, says Amit Shah

3:49 PM

Agitating farmers decide to stay put at Delhi borders

Farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws on Sunday decided not to shift to the Burari ground in the national capital and stay put at the Delhi borders.

 

Thousands of farmers continued to protest at the Singhu and Tikri borders on the fourth consecutive day on Sunday.

 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Saturday appealed to the farmers to shift to the Sant Nirankari ground in Burari that was offered to them for peaceful protests and said the Centre was ready to hold discussions with them as soon as they move to the designated place.

 

We have decided that we will stay put at the Delhi borders. We will not go to Burari, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda) president Buta Singh Burjgill said over the phone.

3:42 PM

Centre treating protesting farmers like 'terrorists': Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said farmers protesting against the Centre's new agri laws are being treated as if they are "terrorists", and it is sad that they are not being allowed to enter Delhi.

 

The government should consider the farmers' demands sympathetically, Raut told reporters here.

 

Thousands of farmers, protesting against three agriculture laws enacted by the Centre, have gathered at border points of the national capital as part of their 'Delhi Chalo' march.

3:30 PM

Farmers reject Centre's offer to shift to Burari, says its conditional

The farmers on Sunday rejected the proposal by the Centre to shift all agitation to Delhi's Burari ground and lift the blockade at the borders. The farmers said the offer of talks is conditional and they will not move to the Burari.

 

The farmers had been instructed to stay put wherever they were till further instructions from their leaders. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said they have also decided to stay at Ghazipur. "We will not leave this spot. We will not move to Burari. The Centre should come forward and listen to the farmers," he added.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that he was committed to the welfare of hardworking farmers, and the Centres' new farm laws were a step in this direction.