Farmers' protest on Delhi borders continues for 15th day

The agitation by farmers camping on the Delhi borders since November 26 to demand repeal of the new agricultural laws continued for the 15th day on Thursday with peasant leaders adamant on intensifying the protests furtherAfter rejecting the central governments proposal to amend the new laws the parleys of farmer leaders with the Centre seem derailed at the moment and no new initiative is forthcoming in this directionFarmer leaders sitting on a dharna on the Singhu border on the DelhiAmbala route said that their protest will last until the Centre withdrew all three agricultural lawsFarmer leader Gurvinder Singh Kum Kalan associated with the Bharatiya Kisan Union Lakhowal told IANS Our movement will continue till the government withdraws the new laws Our leaders have announced the closure of all major roads and highways towards Delhi and a protest demonstration across the country on December 14Farmer leaders have also announced closure of the JaipurDelhi and DelhiAgra Expressways by SaturdayBharatiya Kisan Union Haryana unit chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni said There is nothing new in the written proposals sent by the government on Wednesday It shows that the government is adamant on its stand Therefore those proposals have been unanimously rejectedHe said After all this the road to negotiations with the government has been closed If any new proposals come then the talks will restartAfter rejecting the government proposals on Wednesday the farmer leaders decided to intensify the protests further They have given a call for making the roads tollfree across the country on December 12 Apart from this an appeal has been made to stage protests at the district headquarters across India on December 14 Farmer leaders have also appealed to the people to stop use of Jio SIMs and servicesThe farmers are demanding the repeal of The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and Facilitation Act The Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act and The Essential Commodities Amendment Act They also want a guarantee to procure all crops at the minimum support price MSPIn addition to this the demands also include abolition of provisions for stricter penalties and fines in the ordinance related to stubbleburning and withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment BillThe Centre and the protesting farmers have so far held five rounds of talks and the sixth round scheduled in Delhi for December 9 was cancelled A meeting of a delegation of farmer leaders with Union Home Minister Amit Shah remained inconclusive on December 8Keep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever