As the farmers and the Central government don’t seem to have reached a consensus, the farmers intensified their protests at the Delhi borders. They observed the day as “Save Farming, Save Democracy Day” on Saturday.
Farmers Show Up At Border With Tractors
As per the latest reports, the farmers showed up at the Ghazipur border with their tractors. However, they didn’t enter the state with the same. Under the leadership of farmer leader Yudhveer Singh, 4 to 5 people went on to meet the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi at the given time.
At the same time, the farmer’s protest marked seven months of completion and the anniversary of the “Emergency” imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi back in 1975. The farmers confirmed that they will submit the memorandum to the governors in the name of the President of India.
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Meanwhile, Rakesh Tikait, the national spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union said that the farmers of Delhi who have reached the borders will not enter Delhi and will go back. Other farmers will come to the border. And this will be repeated unless the farms laws are repealed.
“The central government does not want to talk to us, we are sitting around Delhi,” said Tikait.
Central Government Sent Notice To States Ahead of Protests
Meanwhile, the central government had sent a note to all the states to increase the security of Raj Bhavan and keep the intelligence machinery on high alert as they had received information that Pakistan-based ISI agents have planned to sabotage the protest by instigating violence.
Special teams of state intelligence units and local police had been created to monitor the movements of suspicious persons and make sure no unrest was created.
The protests are against the new farm laws, which are Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce ( Promotion and Facilitation ) Act, 2020, Farmer’s ( Empowerment and Protection ) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities ( Amendment ) Act, 2020. According to farmers, these laws will leave them at the mercy of big corporations and end the Minimum Support Price ( MSP ) system.