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A 45-year-old farmer from Punjab, who was a part of the protest against the Centre's farm laws, allegedly hanged himself from a tree near the Singhu border, police said on Wednesday.
Identified as Gurpreet Singh, the victim was a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib district, they said.
A spokesman of Kundli police said the victim had been staying alone in a tractor-trolley near Sushant City for the past 15 days
The body has been sent to a local hospital in Sonipat for a post-mortem examination, an official of the Kundli police station said.
Also watch:&nbsp;Farmers protest: unions announce daily tractor march to Parliament during Winter Session
Hundreds of farmers have been camping at Delhi borders since November 2020 with the demand that the government repeal three controversial farm laws.&nbsp;
This is not the first instance of the farmer allegedly dying by suicide the protest sides at Delhi borders since the agitation began.&nbsp;

45-year-old farmer died by suicide at Delhi protest site: police

A 45-year-old farmer from Punjab, who was a part of the protest against the Centre's farm laws, allegedly hanged himself from a tree near the Singhu border

45-year-old farmer allegedly dies by suicide at Singhu&nbsp;border: police
Farmer a resident of Fatehgarh&nbsp;Sahib, had been at the protest site for 15 days: police
Body of the farmer has been sent for post-mortem: police
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Police said the victim had been staying alone in a tractor-trolley near Sushant City for the past 15 days

A 45-year-old farmer from Punjab, who was a part of the protest against the Centre's farm laws, allegedly hanged himself from a tree near the Singhu border, police said on Wednesday.
Identified as Gurpreet Singh, the victim was a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib district, they said.
A spokesman of Kundli police said the victim had been staying alone in a tractor-trolley near Sushant City for the past 15 days
The body has been sent to a local hospital in Sonipat for a post-mortem examination, an official of the Kundli police station said.
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/farmers-protest-unions-announce-daily-tractor-march-to-parliament-during-winter-session-1636511000092">Farmers protest: unions announce daily tractor march to Parliament during Winter Session</a>
Hundreds of farmers have been camping at Delhi borders since November 2020 with the demand that the government repeal three controversial farm laws.&nbsp;
This is not the first instance of a farmer allegedly dying by suicide at the protest sides at Delhi borders since the agitation began.&nbsp;

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij told reporters on Thursday that his government will probe the &lsquo;entire episode&rsquo;- the August 28 lathi charge on protesting farmers in Karnal.
Farmers have demanded strict action against former Karnal SDM Ayush Sinha, who was caught on video instructing his officers to &lsquo;crack their (farmer&rsquo;s) heads&rsquo; if they breach the police line.
Vij said that the state will probe the entire incident and not just Sinha as officers &lsquo;cannot be punished without a probe. The Minister however warned the farmer leaders that if they are found guilty, action will also be taken against them.Chief Minister Khattar has defended the officer&rsquo;s choice of words as &lsquo;incorrect but necessary to ensure law and order&rsquo;.&nbsp;
Now camping at the mini-secretariat, farmers have warned of a &rsquo;Singhu-like&rsquo; situation. After multiple failed talks with the administration, BKU leader Tikait said that it seems like the government doesn&rsquo;t want an end to the dharna so they have decided to open a permanent front there like at Singhu.&nbsp;

‘Will probe incident, but if farmers are guilty…’: Haryana govt on Karnal officer row

Deadlock between farmers and&nbsp;Haryana&nbsp;govt over August 28 lathi charge.&nbsp;Farmers camping at the mini-secretariat warn of a &rsquo;Singhu-like&rsquo; situation

//Haryana&nbsp;govt to probe August 28 lathi charge on farmers&nbsp; //Anil&nbsp;Vij:if farmer leaders are found guilty, action will be taken&nbsp; //Farmers have demanded strict action against ex-Karnal&nbsp;SDM&nbsp;Ayush&nbsp;Sinha //CM Khattar&nbsp;defended Sinha's&nbsp;directions as 'necessary for law and order' //Farmers at mini-secretariat have warned of a 'Singhu-like situation'

Farmers have demanded strict action against former Karnal SDM Ayush Sinha, who was caught on video instructing his officers to &lsquo;crack (farmer&rsquo;s) heads&rsquo; if they breach the police line.&nbsp;

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij told reporters on Thursday that his government will probe the &lsquo;entire episode&rsquo;- the August 28 lathi charge on protesting farmers in Karnal.
Farmers have demanded strict action against former Karnal SDM Ayush Sinha, who was caught on video instructing his officers to &lsquo;crack their (farmer&rsquo;s) heads&rsquo; if they breach the police line.
Vij said that the state will probe the entire incident and not just Sinha as officers &lsquo;cannot be punished without a probe. The Minister however warned the farmer leaders that if they are found guilty, action will also be taken against them. Chief Minister Khattar has defended the officer&rsquo;s choice of words as &lsquo;incorrect but necessary to ensure law and order&rsquo;.&nbsp;
Now camping at the mini-secretariat, farmers have warned of a &rsquo;Singhu-like&rsquo; situation. After multiple failed talks with the administration, BKU leader Tikait said that it seems like the government doesn&rsquo;t want an end to the dharna so they have decided to open a permanent front there like at Singhu.&nbsp;

Facing intense backlash from the farmers protesting the Centre&rsquo;s 3 Farm Bills, the BJP-JJP government in Haryana has directed its ministers to avoid Independence Day flag unfurling in 7 &lsquo;troubled&rsquo; districts, so called because of their vigorous&nbsp;participation in the agitation.
Chief Minister Khattar and his ministers have faced massive protests from the farmers at multiple public events. The backlash has at times forced the ministers to reschedule or cancel functions.
According to a schedule released by the State Chief Secretary&rsquo;s Office, Deputy Commissioners will unfurl the flag in Kaithal, Rohtak, Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Jind, Jhajjar and Sonipat.

Haryana govt tells ministers to not unfurl flag in 7 ‘troubled’ districts on 15 Aug

Chief Minister Khattar and his ministers have faced massive protests from the farmers at multiple public events.

//Khattar&nbsp;govt tells ministers to avoid I-Day flag unfurling in 'troubled' districts&nbsp; //7 districts deemed 'troubled' because of the ongoing farmer agitation&nbsp; //Khattar&nbsp;&amp; his Cabinet has faced major backlash at multiple public events&nbsp; //Deputy Commissioners to unfurl flag in&nbsp;Kaithal, Rohtak, Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Jind, Jhajjar&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Sonipat

7 'trouble'&nbsp;districts: those districts which have sent maximum farmers to participate in the ongoing agitation against the Farm Bills.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Facing intense backlash from the farmers protesting the Centre&rsquo;s 3 farm laws, the BJP-JJP government in Haryana has directed its ministers to avoid Independence Day flag unfurling in 7 &lsquo;troubled&rsquo; districts, called so because of their vigorous&nbsp;participation in the agitation.
Chief Minister Manohar&nbsp;Lal&nbsp;Khattar and his ministers have faced massive protests from the farmers at multiple public events. The backlash has at times forced the ministers to reschedule or cancel functions.
According to a schedule released by the State Chief Secretary&rsquo;s Office, Deputy Commissioners will unfurl the flag in Kaithal, Rohtak, Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Jind, Jhajjar and Sonipat.

Khattar's comment comes after a scuffle broke out between agitating farmers and several BJP workers at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border on june 30 afternoon.

Haryana CM Khattar attacks on farmers' protest, says word 'Kisaan' has been tarnished by them

Khattar's&nbsp;comment&nbsp;comes&nbsp;after a scuffle broke out between agitating farmers and several BJP&nbsp;workers at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border on june 30 afternoon.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar&nbsp;on Wednesday attacked farmers'&nbsp;on protests and said that the word 'Kisaan' (farmer) has been tarnished due to a few unfortunate incidents.
&ldquo;The word &ldquo;Kisaan&rdquo; is pure and everyone holds them in high regard. Due to a few unfortunate incidents, the word has become tarnished. I condemn the incidents that are undemocratic,&rdquo; Khattar said. CM&rsquo;s comments came after a ruckus&nbsp;between agitating farmers and several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on June 30 afternoon.
Farmers' leader&nbsp;Rakesh Tikait in a statement accused BJP supporters and said they&nbsp;wanted to come on stage and welcome one of their leaders.

Khattar's&nbsp;comment&nbsp;comes&nbsp;after a scuffle broke out between agitating farmers and several BJP&nbsp;workers at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border on june 30 afternoon.

Thousands of farmers across India are marching towards Raj&nbsp;Bhavans&nbsp;across states to mark 7 months since they began their protest against the 3 farming legislations&nbsp;introduced by the Centre. Farmers want to hand over a memorandum to the Governors demanding the repeal of the controversial laws.&nbsp;
Security in and around the national capital has also been strengthen as some farmers groups are marching towards Delhi. Protesting farmers also organised a demonstration outside Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil&nbsp;Baijal's&nbsp;house.&nbsp;
There has been continued protests at&nbsp;Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur&nbsp;borders of Delhi since they started in November last year.
Police used water cannons to disperse farmers as they broke through barricades at Chandigarh-Mohali border, trying to march towards the Punjab governor's house.&nbsp;
A large number of farmers, including women, from several parts of Punjab assembled at Amb Sahib gurudwara in Mohali before moving towards Punjab Raj Bhavan.
In&nbsp;Haryana&nbsp;too&nbsp;farmers from several parts of the state pushed through the police barricades in Panchkula&nbsp;to continue their march&nbsp;towards the Raj Bhavan.
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Farmers march towards Raj Bhavans across states in India to mark 7 months of anti-farm bills protests

Thousands of farmers are marching towards Raj&nbsp;Bhavans&nbsp;across states to mark 7 months since they began their protest against the 3 farming legislations&nbsp;introduced by the Centre.

Thousands of farmers across India are marching towards Raj&nbsp;Bhavans&nbsp;across states to mark 7 months since they began their protest against the 3 farming legislations&nbsp;introduced by the Centre. Farmers want to hand over a memorandum to the Governors demanding the repeal of the controversial laws.&nbsp;
Security in and around the national capital has also been strengthen as some farmers groups are marching towards Delhi. Protesting farmers also organised a demonstration outside Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil&nbsp;Baijal's&nbsp;house.&nbsp;
There has been continued protests at&nbsp;Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur&nbsp;borders of Delhi since they started in November last year.
Police used water cannons to disperse farmers as they broke through barricades at Chandigarh-Mohali border, trying to march towards the Punjab governor's house.&nbsp;
A large number of farmers, including women, from several parts of Punjab assembled at Amb Sahib gurudwara in Mohali before moving towards Punjab Raj Bhavan.
In&nbsp;Haryana&nbsp;too&nbsp;farmers from several parts of the state pushed through the police barricades in Panchkula&nbsp;to continue their march&nbsp;towards the Raj Bhavan.
&nbsp;

Farmers started their agitation at&nbsp;Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur&nbsp;borders of Delhi in November last year

Thousands of farmers are marching towards Raj&nbsp;Bhavans&nbsp;across states to mark 7 months since they began their protest against the 3 farming legislations&nbsp;introduced by the Centre. Farmers want to hand over a memorandum to the Governors demanding the repeal of the controversial laws.&nbsp;
Security in and around the national capital has also been strengthen as some farmers groups are marching towards Delhi. Protesting farmers also organised a demonstration outside Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil&nbsp;Baijal's&nbsp;house.&nbsp;
There has been continued protests at&nbsp;Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur&nbsp;borders of Delhi since they started in November last year.
Police used water cannons to disperse farmers as they broke through barricades at Chandigarh-Mohali border, trying to march towards the Punjab governor's house.&nbsp;
A large number of farmers, including women, from several parts of Punjab assembled at Amb Sahib gurudwara in Mohali before moving towards Punjab Raj Bhavan.
In&nbsp;Haryana&nbsp;too&nbsp;farmers from several parts of the state pushed through the police barricades in Panchkula&nbsp;to continue their march&nbsp;towards the Raj Bhavan.
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New Delhi, PTI: The Centre and the protesting farmer unions will resume stalled talks on Wednesday with the latter sticking to their hardline position that the parleys will only be on the modalities of repealing the three new agri laws and giving a legal guarantee on the MSP among other issues.
Ahead of the crucial sixth round of talks after a three-week hiatus, Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal on Tuesday met senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah. Sources said they discussed and finalised the government's position for the meeting.
Tomar, the minister for Agriculture, and Goyal, the minister for Food and Consumer Affairs, and MoS Commerce and Industry Som Parkash have been representing the Centre at the talks with the farmers. Tomar on Monday said he is hopeful of an early solution to the impasse.
The Centre on Monday invited the 40 protesting farmer unions for the next round of talks on December 30 on all relevant issues to find a "logical solution" with "open mind" to the prolonged impasse over the three new agri laws that was enacted in September.
But in its letter on Tuesday, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella organisation which represents the farmer unions, said the modalities for repealing the three contentious laws and a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) must be part of the agenda.
The Morcha further said the agenda should also include amendments to be made and notified in the Commission for the Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020 to exclude farmers from its penal provisions.

Talks today, farmers say will only discuss repeal of laws & MSP

Ahead of the sixth round of talks with the Centre, the protesting farmers stuck to their hardline position that the parleys will only be on the repealing the three new agri laws and giving a legal guarantee on the MSP

Ahead of the sixth round of talks with the Centre, the protesting farmers stuck to their hardline position that the parleys will only be on the modalities of repealing the three new agri laws and giving a legal guarantee on the MSP among other issues. Both sides will meet today after a gap of three weeks. Top ministers, including Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal on Tuesday met Home Minister Amit Shah to finalise the government's position for the meeting. The centre had earlier proposed eight amendments and written assurances for MSP, both of which were turned down by the farmers.

New Delhi, PTI: The Centre and the protesting farmer unions will resume stalled talks on Wednesday with the latter sticking to their hardline position that the parleys will only be on the modalities of repealing the three new agri laws and giving a legal guarantee on the MSP among other issues.
Ahead of the crucial sixth round of talks after a three-week hiatus, Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal on Tuesday met senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah. Sources said they discussed and finalised the government's position for the meeting.
Tomar, the minister for Agriculture, and Goyal, the minister for Food and Consumer Affairs, and MoS Commerce and Industry Som Parkash have been representing the Centre at the talks with the farmers. Tomar on Monday said he is hopeful of an early solution to the impasse.
The Centre on Monday invited the 40 protesting farmer unions for the next round of talks on December 30 on all relevant issues to find a "logical solution" with "open mind" to the prolonged impasse over the three new agri laws that was enacted in September.
But in its letter on Tuesday, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella organisation which represents the farmer unions, said the modalities for repealing the three contentious laws and a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) must be part of the agenda.
The Morcha further said the agenda should also include amendments to be made and notified in the Commission for the Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020 to exclude farmers from its penal provisions.

Thousands of farmers joined the protest against the new farm laws in Bihar. Farmers, mostly belonging to the Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti and Left organisations took out a march to the Governor's House demanding the withdrawal of the Centre's new laws. The march started from Patna's famous Gandhi Maidan and the police blocked the protest at Dak Bungalow Chowk, using barricades and batons, resulting in a clash. Thousands of farmers are camping on Delhi borders for over a month demanding scrapping of the new laws.

Bihar: Thousands march to governor house against farm laws

Thousands of farmers belonging to the Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti and Left organisations took out a march in Patna to the Governor's House demanding the withdrawal of the Centre's new farm laws

Thousands of farmers joined the protest against the new farm laws in Bihar. Farmers, mostly belonging to the Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti and Left organisations took out a march to the Governor's House demanding the withdrawal of the Centre's new laws. The march started from Patna's famous Gandhi Maidan and the police blocked the protest at Dak Bungalow Chowk, using barricades and batons, resulting in a clash. Thousands of farmers are camping on Delhi borders for over a month demanding scrapping of the new laws.

BJP chief JP Nadda on Thursday tweeted an old video of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to attack the party over the opposition to new farm laws. In the undated video, Sonia Gandhi appears to be speaking in favour of the removal of middlemen to enable farmers to get "the right price for produce". Nadda claimed that the video is proof that the Congress is now misleading the farmers for political gains. Several ministers have claimed that the opposition wanted to bring in the same reforms when it was in power, but couldn't do so and has now made a u-turn. The Congress has hit back, saying they have always been in favour of farmers and kept the focus on support price.&nbsp;

With old Sonia video, Nadda attacks Cong on farm laws

BJP chief JP Nadda on Thursday tweeted an old video of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to attack the party over the opposition to new farm laws

BJP chief JP Nadda on Thursday tweeted an old video of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to attack the party over the opposition to new farm laws. In the undated video, Sonia Gandhi appears to be speaking in favour of the removal of middlemen to enable farmers to get "the right price for produce". Nadda claimed that the video is proof that the Congress is now misleading the farmers for political gains. The Congress has hit back, saying they have always been in favour of farmers and kept the focus on support price.

BJP chief JP Nadda on Thursday tweeted an old video of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to attack the party over the opposition to new farm laws. In the undated video, Sonia Gandhi appears to be speaking in favour of the removal of middlemen to enable farmers to get "the right price for produce". Nadda claimed that the video is proof that the Congress is now misleading the farmers for political gains. Several ministers have claimed that the opposition wanted to bring in the same reforms when it was in power, but couldn't do so and has now made a u-turn. The Congress has hit back, saying they have always been in favour of farmers and kept the focus on support price.&nbsp;

Around 20,000 members of the Kisan Sena will march from western Uttar Pradesh to Delhi on Thursday to highlight their support of the centre's farm laws. The march may set up a potential face-off with thousands of farmers who have been camped around the Delhi borders for nearly a month in protest of those laws. The pro-agriculture law group will include farmers from the Braj area of the state, which includes districts like Mathura, Agra, Firozabad and Hathras, as well as those from the Meerut and Muzaffarnagar districts, Kisan Sena convener Thakur Gauri Shankar Singh told news agency PTI.

20,000 to march to Delhi to support farm laws: UP farm body

Around 20,000 members of the Kisan Sena will march from western Uttar Pradesh to Delhi on Thursday to highlight their support of the centre's farm laws.

Around 20,000 members of the Kisan Sena will march from western Uttar Pradesh to Delhi on Thursday to highlight their support of the centre's farm laws. The march may set up a potential face-off with thousands of farmers who have been camped around the Delhi borders for nearly a month in protest of those laws. The pro-agriculture law group will include farmers from the Braj area of the state, which includes districts like Mathura, Agra, Firozabad and Hathras, as well as those from the Meerut and Muzaffarnagar districts, Kisan Sena convener Thakur Gauri Shankar Singh told news agency PTI.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will lead a demonstration today from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan in support of the farmers protesting against the new farm laws. He will then met President Ram Nath Kovind alongwith a delegation of Congress leaders over the issue. The Congress MP will submit a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures demanding President's intervention to resolve the farmers' agitation. Thousands of farmers are protesting at the borders of Delhi since November 26 demanding scrapping of new farm laws.

Farm protests: Rahul to lead Cong delegation to President

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will lead a demonstration today from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan in support of the farmers protesting against the new farm laws

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will lead a demonstration today from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan in support of the farmers protesting against the new farm laws. He will then met President Ram Nath Kovind alongwith a delegation of Congress leaders over the issue. The Congress MP will submit a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures demanding President's intervention to resolve the farmers' agitation. Thousands of farmers are protesting at the borders of Delhi since November 26 demanding scrapping of new farm laws.

Farmers protesting against the new farm laws have intensified their agitation on the occasion of Kisan Diwas today. The farmers will skip lunch as a symbolic protest and have urged people to skip a meal to show solidarity with farmers. From December 25 to 27, farmers will halt toll collection in Haryana. The Farmers have also decided to bang plates during PM Modi&rsquo;s Mann ki Baat on December 27. About 32 farmer union leaders will meet today to decide the next course of action &mdash; pertaining to further talks with the government.

Fast & furious: Farmers up the ante on Kisan Diwas

Farmers protesting against the new farm laws have intensified their agitation on the occasion of Kisan Diwas today

Farmers protesting against the new farm laws have intensified their agitation on the occasion of Kisan Diwas today. The farmers will skip lunch as a symbolic protest and have urged people to skip a meal to show solidarity with farmers. From December 25 to 27, farmers will halt toll collection in Haryana. The Farmers have also decided to bang plates during PM Modi&rsquo;s Mann ki Baat on December 27. About 32 farmer union leaders will meet today to decide the next course of action &mdash; pertaining to further talks with the government.

New Delhi, PTI: The government on Sunday asked protesting farmer unions to specify their concerns over its earlier proposal of amendments in the new agri laws and choose a convenient date for the next round of talks so that the ongoing agitation could end at the earliest.
In a letter to 40 union leaders, Union Agriculture Ministry Joint Secretary Vivek Aggarwal said the Centre is making all efforts with "an open heart" to find an appropriate solution to resolve all the concerns raised by farmers.
Previous five rounds of talks between the government and the unions have failed to break the deadlock with the farmers insisting on repeal of the three laws and camping at various border points of Delhi for over three weeks now.
Aggarwal said that in its draft proposal sent on December 9, the government had proposed to make necessary amendments on at least seven issues, including providing a "written assurance" to the farmers that the existing minimum support price (MSP) system would continue.
But the unions had rejected the proposal in an email sent by Krantikari Kisan Union state president Darshan Pal on December 16.
In the latest letter which was also sent to Pal, Aggarwal said the farmer unions' response to the government's draft proposal was "very brief".
It does not specify the reason for rejecting the draft proposal. "It is not clear if the views are yours (Pal) or of all unions," he said in the letter in Hindi.
Aggarwal requested that the union leaders who have been in talks with the government provide details of their remaining concerns and doubts over its draft proposal, and "suggest a date as per convenience for the next round of talks".
The government intends to convene the next meeting at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi for resolving the issue so that the ongoing protests end at the earliest, he added.
The letter also mentioned that the government held meetings with several other farmers' organisations and sought their suggestions on the matter.
Earlier in the day, Home Minister Amit Shah said it is likely that Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will in a day or two meet the union leaders.

Come for talks, choose date: govt writes to farmers again

The government on Sunday asked protesting farmer unions to specify their concerns and choose a convenient date for the next round of talks

The government on Sunday asked protesting farmer unions to specify their concerns over its earlier proposal of amendments in the new farm laws and choose a convenient date for the next round of talks. In a letter to 40 union leaders, agriculture ministry joint secretary Vivek Aggarwal said the Centre is making all efforts with "an open heart" to find an appropriate solution to resolve all the concerns raised by farmers. Previous five rounds of talks between the government and the unions have failed to break the deadlock with the farmers insisting on repeal of the three laws and camping at various border points of Delhi for over three weeks now.

New Delhi, PTI: The government on Sunday asked protesting farmer unions to specify their concerns over its earlier proposal of amendments in the new agri laws and choose a convenient date for the next round of talks so that the ongoing agitation could end at the earliest.
In a letter to 40 union leaders, Union Agriculture Ministry Joint Secretary Vivek Aggarwal said the Centre is making all efforts with "an open heart" to find an appropriate solution to resolve all the concerns raised by farmers.
Previous five rounds of talks between the government and the unions have failed to break the deadlock with the farmers insisting on repeal of the three laws and camping at various border points of Delhi for over three weeks now.
Aggarwal said that in its draft proposal sent on December 9, the government had proposed to make necessary amendments on at least seven issues, including providing a "written assurance" to the farmers that the existing minimum support price (MSP) system would continue.
But the unions had rejected the proposal in an email sent by Krantikari Kisan Union state president Darshan Pal on December 16.
In the latest letter which was also sent to Pal, Aggarwal said the farmer unions' response to the government's draft proposal was "very brief".
It does not specify the reason for rejecting the draft proposal. "It is not clear if the views are yours (Pal) or of all unions," he said in the letter in Hindi.
Aggarwal requested that the union leaders who have been in talks with the government provide details of their remaining concerns and doubts over its draft proposal, and "suggest a date as per convenience for the next round of talks".
The government intends to convene the next meeting at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi for resolving the issue so that the ongoing protests end at the earliest, he added.
The letter also mentioned that the government held meetings with several other farmers' organisations and sought their suggestions on the matter.
Earlier in the day, Home Minister Amit Shah said it is likely that Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will in a day or two meet the union leaders.

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