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States can President Ram Nath Kovind Talking to the media after ing historic struggle of the proposal to amend at least Government’s written propos- also impose tax and cess as they and sought repeal of three submitting a memorandum to Indian peasantry” and had eight clauses of the new farm als came in, the farmers decid- used in APMC mandis on “controversial” farm laws. the President, the leaders said extended wholehearted support laws, farmers’ unions on ed that they would continue them. “We sought repeal of farm the farm Bills were passed to their call for a Bharat Bandh Wednesday rejected the pro- their protest till the On concerns that farmers laws during the meeting with “without proper discussions demanding the repeal of the posal calling it “vague” and an Government removes the farm may be duped as anyone hav- the President. The laws were and consultations”. “retrograde agri-laws”. insult to farmers. Claiming laws. “We do not accept any ing just a pan card is allowed passed without any discussion Apart from Rahul and Pawar, a former Union that there was nothing new in amendment in the laws, we to trade outside APMC man- in the House,” Congress leader Pawar, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Agriculture Minister, said they + % ' " , & the Government proposal, they want total removal,” the farm- dis, the Government said to Rahul said. Yechury, DMK’s TKS informed the President that ' %- ./'0 " %( / threatened to intensify their ers’ representatives said. rule out such apprehensions, The Opposition parties, Elangovan and CPI’s D Raja there was a request from all %% %) ".1 agitation by blocking all entry A day after Shah’s talks the State Governments can be including Congress, NCP, met the President. Opposition parties for an in- points to the national Capital. with farm leaders ended in a given the power to register such DMK, CPI(M) and CPI, urged The memorandum said depth discussion on farm Bills accepted and bills were passed peacefully, expressing their Farmers’ unions insisted on deadlock, the Government on traders and make rules keeping the President to persuade the more than 20 different politi- and that it should be sent to in hurry”. unhappiness. It is the duty of their demand to repeal the Wednesday sent a draft pro- in mind the local situation of Government “not to be obdu- cal parties, including many select committee, “but unfor- “In this cold, the farmers the Government to resolve this three farm laws. They also posal to farmers unions to farmers. rate” and accept the demand of parties running State tunately, no suggestion was are on the streets protesting issue,” he said. threatened to block the Jaipur- allay their concerns about the Delhi highway on December 12 three farm laws. The and hold protest demonstra- Government has proposed to tions in many parts of the make the necessary amend- country on December 14. ments on at least seven issues, Terming the proposal as including one to allay fears “vague” and an insult to farm- about the weakening of the ers, Krantikari Kisan Union mandi system. president Darshan Pal said, The Government proposed “We will block the Delhi-Jaipur to include registration provi- highway and sit on dharna at all sion of private traders for trad- () the toll plazas of the country on ing outside regulated mandi, December 12… No tax to be bring in equal taxes for APMC ** % 67879:0 Rajokri NH 8, paid on that day at any toll mandis and private markets to Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam plaza… We will also gherao all provide a level playing field and s the farmers’ unions on Vihar and Dundahera Borders. district headquarters during allow higher courts of appeal in AWednesday rejected the “Singhu, Auchandi, Piao our nationwide protest on contract farming disputes. Government’s proposal to Maniyari, Mangesh borders December 14. We have asked In its draft proposal, the resolve their issues and threat- are closed. NH-44 is closed on the people to protest against Government also said it is en to cut off the national both sides. Take alternate every MP and MLA of the BJP.” ready to provide a written Capital, the Delhi Police on has routes via Lampur, Safiabad, Farmers said that there assurance that the existing suggested alternative routes to Saboli, NH8/Bhopra/Apsara will be sit-ins across the coun- Minimum Support Price commuters entering or exiting borders/peripheral expressway,” try and will boycott (MSP) system will continue. Delhi. the Traffic Police tweeted. Reliance/Adani/ Ambani estab- In the proposal, sent by The Delhi Traffic Police Traffic has been diverted lishments/products across the Agriculture Ministry Joint alerted commuters that the from Mukarba and GTK road country. Secretary Vivek Aggarwal to 13 Tikri, Jharoda, Dhansa Borders and commuters should avoid Soon after farmers reject- farmers’ unions, the are closed for any traffic move- Outer Ring Road, GTK road, ed the Government’s proposal, Government said is ready to ment. “Jhatikara Borders is NH-44, it said. Union Agriculture Minister consider with an open heart the open only for two wheelers and “Chilla Border one car- Narendra Singh Tomar and objections which farmers have pedestrian movement,” it riageway from Delhi to Noida Consumer Affairs Minister on the new farm laws. tweeted. has been opened for traffic Piyush Goyal held a meeting On farmers’ fear that man- The police also said those however other carriageway with Home Minister Amit dis would weaken after the new travelling to Haryana can take from Noida to Delhi is still Shah at his residence. The laws, the Government said an $ % & % % ' (& ) &%" Daurala, Kapashera, Badusarai, closed,” it tweeted. 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Swedish pharmaceutical com- The results, published on those given two full doses, and “The results presented in s the stand-off continued at The relationship has been pany AstraZeneca, reveal that Tuesday in The Lancet journal, 90 per cent in those given a half this report provide the key Athe Line of Actual Control “very significantly damaged” it protects against symptomatic are the first full peer-reviewed dose, followed by a full one. findings from our first interim (LAC), External Affairs because all positive develop- disease in 70 per cent cases. efficacy results to be published Only three out of 23,745 analysis. Minister S Jaishankar on ments in bilateral ties over the In India, the vaccine is for a Covid-19 vaccine. participants, over an average of In future analyses, with Wednesday said ties with past 30 years, including China more data included as it China are “significantly dam- becoming India’s second !2/3 becomes available, we will aged.” He also said the relations largest trade partner and '&;<=<& <>?(%'><%'?' investigate differences in key between the two neighbours engagements in tourism and +4+4,+ &?3%&<''&&(&3&=>( subgroups such as older adults, are in the “most difficult phase travel, were based on the fact various ethnicities, doses, tim- in the last 30-40 years”. that the two sides had agreed ) 4 &>=<3> >(<3&;''3= ing of booster vaccines, and we Striking a strident note, to maintain peace and tran- 6 >?<(%( ''&=;>>';?= will determine which immune Jaishankar said the ties were quility in border areas while +/,0,12 ;<?3>% %3(& 3&;??& responses equate to protection “very significantly damaged” so far failed to address the basic online conversation with the trying to solve the boundary from infection or disease,” because of Beijing’s violation of issue that “agreements are not Australian think tank Lowy question, he said. .,1.,/2 8 3??3>3 +,-. 3;?%'; Merryn Voysey, from the agreements on maintaining being observed.” Institute. 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