Farmers' Protest: ‘Black Friday’ after Shubkaran's death today, tractors march towards Delhi on Feb 26 | Top 10 updates
Rakesh Tikait. The protesting farmers halted their ‘Dilli Chalo’ march for two days to take stock of the ongoing situation on the Shambhu border in Haryana and further decisions will be taken accordingly, the general secretary of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Here are top 10 updates on farmers' Delhi Chalo protest, 1) The SKM will also hold a tractor march on highways towards the national capital, said the BKU leader who led the farmers' protest held in 2020-21 to cause the repeal of the three farm laws, which, later, were taken back by the central government. 2) “On February 26, we will take tractors to the highway, and towards the way that goes to Delhi.
It will be a one-day program, and then we will return. Then, all across India, our meetings will go on," Tikait told ANI. 3) "On March 14, there will be a program at Ram Leela Ground in Delhi for one day.
People will go without tractors to that event. The government keeps saying that they are not stopping us so let's see if they will stop us or not," he added. 4) However, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Thursday said the government is hopeful of a resolution on the farmers' protest much before the commencement of the wheat procurement season in March.
5) "As told by the agriculture minister, we are willing for further talks. We are happy to talk to them. Probably, we were not able to communicate the full intent.
I think constant communication will help resolve the communication gap," Chopra said as quoted by PTI. 6) Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda also said that though several rounds of discussions with the farmers were held, more efforts have to be made from both sides to reach a consensus. He further affirmed the central government's
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