Farmers' protest news Day 6: 4th round of talks with Centre today; BKU to hold dharnas in 4 states on Feb 21. 10 points

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protesters have stayed put at the two border points since then. Besides a legal guarantee for MSP, the farmers are demanding implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, and withdrawal of police cases, among others. 1.

A day ahead of the meeting i.e. on 17 February, farm leaders asked the Centre to bring an ordinance on giving a legal guarantee to MSP. Farm leader Sarwan Singh Pandher also said the entire country is looking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for addressing the farmers' demands and expressed hope that the farmers will get "good news" after the Sunday's meeting with the Centre.

2. The Haryana government has extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts by two more days till February 19. 3.

Earlier on Saturday, The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) took out a tractor march in Haryana while BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) held dharnas outside residences of three senior BJP leaders in support of farmers protesting at the borders of Punjab over their various demands. 4. The Gurnam Singh Charuni-led faction, which is based in Haryana, took out tractor marches at several places including Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar and Sirsa.

Later, talking to the reporters, Charuni said they fully support the demands raised by the agitating farmers of Punjab. 5. The BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) held dharnas outside the residences of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh in Patiala, BJP's Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar in Abohar and senior party leader Kewal Singh Dhillon in Barnala.

6. The farmer body also held protests at 21 toll plazas in 13 districts in the state, extending support to the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' call. The BKU (Ekta Ugrahan)