Farmers' protests LIVE: Unions reject Centre's proposal to set up panel

Farmers protest LIVE updates Day 6: Chilla border that links Delhi to UP through Noida has been closed. Stay tuned for latest updates on farmers' protest

12:45 PM

Protesting farmers try to enter Delhi by breaking barricades at border

Agitating farmers on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Ghazipur on Tuesday tried to enter the national capital by breaking the barricades. However, they were soon pacified by their own leaders.

 

A group of farmers tried to break the police barricades with their tractors, and some others tried to push through the cordon.

 

The development comes ahead of the meeting of farmers with the Centre later in the day.

12:10 PM

Government should listen to the demands of the farmers: Kamal Haasan

Government should listen to the demands of the farmers: Kamal Haasan, President, Makkal Needhi Maiam in Chennai

11:36 AM

Farmer leaders have been invited for talks today at 3pm. The Government is always ready for talks, says Agri minister

11:34 AM

Amit Shah and Narendra Singh Tomar arrive at the residence of Nadda, to hold a meeting over farmers protest

11:30 AM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the residence of BJP President JP Nadda, to hold a meeting over farmers protest

11:11 AM

Traffic woes continue amid farmers' protest

Serpentine queues of vehicles clogged the roads in parts of the national capital on Tuesday as the Delhi Police kept the Singhu and Tikri borders with Haryana closed for traffic and heightened checking at other places in view of the ongoing farmers' protest.

 

The closure of borders has also resulted in heavy traffic on other alternate routes between Delhi and Haryana.

11:06 AM

Keep arrogance aside and give farmers their rights: Rahul Gandhi tells Modi govt

10:47 AM

Watch: PM Modi blames Oppostion for farmers' protest

10:41 AM

Kerala CM urges Centre to listen to protesting farmers

10:36 AM

Farmer protest LIVE: Tikri Border is closed for any traffic movement

10:04 AM

Agri laws: Protesting farm unions to decide on govt's offer to hold talks

Protesting farmers have called a meeting later in the day to take a decision on the Centre's offer to hold talks as they continue their agitation at Delhi border points against the government's new agri laws. "We will hold a meeting today to take a decision whether we should accept the Centre's offer or not," Baljeet Singh Mahal, a farmer leader, said. Read on...

9:53 AM

Farmer leaders call meeting before talks with Centre

Farmer leaders belonging to more than 30 unions on Tuesday called for an urgent meeting to take a decision on the invitation for talks from the Central government to discuss the issues on which they have been protesting for the last five days.

 

The farmers meeting will happen at the Singhu border in which the Bharatiya Kisan Union along with 30 other major farmer unions will participate.

9:02 AM

Farmers in Ambala raised slogans of 'Kisan Ekta Zindabad'

8:41 AM

Delhi Police files FIR over border clash between farmers, security forces

Th Delhi Police has registered an FIR against unidentified people in connection with a clash between farmers and security personnel at the Singhu border last week, officials said on Monday.

 

The FIR has been registered at Alipur police station, they added.

 

On Friday, in view of the protests organised by different farmer unions against the recently passed three agricultural laws, security personnel were deployed at Singhu border to maintain law and order, police said. Read on...

8:18 AM

Govt invites Kisan Union for talks today at Vigyan Bhawan, says Tomar

Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday invited leaders of the farmer unions for talks on December 1.

 

The meeting will be held at 3 PM at Vigyan Bhawan here, the minister said.