Meanwhile, the third round of talks between the Union ministers and the 14 farmer union leaders concluded after around five hours on Friday. It ended in a stalemate, with no common ground in sight, the next round of the talks will take place on Sunday at 6 pm.
A number of public intellectuals and artists issued a joint statement on Wednesday in support of the joint call by the workers and farmers for a sectoral industrial strike and Grameen Bharat Bandh on February 16.
Amidst the ongoing farmers' protest in Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda on Wednesday said that efforts to engage in constructive dialogue with the farmers' union persist.
As the farmers' protests continue, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday urged the government to take the demands of the farmers seriously and to consider them with empathy.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) condemned the Central Government for resorting to excessive use of state power which has unleashed lathi charges, rubber bullets, tear gas shells and mass arrests to prevent the Delhi Chalo March of farmers organisations on Tuesday.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) strongly condemned the central government for employing excessive state power, including lathi charges, rubber bullets, tear gas shelling, and mass arrests, to thwart the Delhi Chalo March organized by farmer organizations on Tuesday.
The administration is imposing Section 144 in and around Delhi and Haryana, diverting the traffic without any prior advisory to the public, and creating an atmosphere of terror to frighten off the people.
National farmer leaders led by Chukki Nanjundaswamy and Rakesh Tikait, of Samyukta Kisan Morcha met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday in Bengaluru and discussed various farmer issues.
The Convention began by addressing the alarming situation created by the aggressive pro-corporate policies pursued by the Union Government since 2014. These anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people, and anti-national policies have resulted in disastrous consequences for the economy, unity, and
According to an SKM statement, on May 7, several leaders of the organisation from various states will visit the protest site at Jantar Mantar and extend support to the protesting wrestlers.