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Hrithik Roshan And confidence and Bumrah soaring relations Saif Ali Khan To Play Vikram was around me: Siraj in 2020 Betaal In THIS Hindi Remake SPORTS PAGE6 WORLD PAGE-7 FILM PAGE8 3 DELHI Farmer unions agree to resume talks Time to expand Delhi top cop scope of Cong‐led visits Singhu border, with govt, propose meeting on Dec 29 UPA, says Raut reviews law n The decision was taken at a meeting of Sanyukt n Farmer leaders said the modalities for the repeal of three Mumbai: Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer farm laws and guarantee for MSP ‑‑ minimum support price hiv Sena MP Sanjay and order Raut on Saturday unions protesting at various Delhi border points at which the govt procures crops from farmers ‑‑ should be called for expand- situation against the new agriculture laws. part of the agenda for resuming talks with govt Sing the scope of the Congress-led UPA bloc, New Delhi: "As the gov saying the Opposition UPSTATE he protesting ernment is should unite against the 5 farmer unions on willing to hold ''dictatorial attitude'' of the BJP, admin Saturday decided to ❝ Centre and provide a ''for- Tresume their dia- talks with us, and ask midable alternative'' to the should accept logue with the Centre, and ing for a date and Narendra Modi govern- Shiv Sena was part earlier, verdict of DDC proposed December 29 for about our issues, we ment. Speaking to re- as the ''empty match- the next round of talks to have proposed to hold porters here, Raut also said boxes'', Raut said nobody polls, stop end the deadlock over the that Sonia Gandhi effec- knows which party is part indulging three newly enacted farm a dialogue on Decem tively led the United Pro- of which bloc. laws, but made it clear that ber 29. Now, the ball is gressive Alliance (UPA) all Queried on who should in horse- the modalities for its repeal in the government''s these years and now the lead the UPA, Raut said, '' trading: Omar and guarantee for MSP court, when it calls us time has come to expand Congress interim presi- should be part of the its scope by inducting more dent) Sonia Gandhi had led agenda. for talks," allies. the UPA very ably all these SPORTS The decision by the agi- Bhartiya Kisan Union Responding to a query years. Now the time has 6 tating farmers to hold an- leader Rakesh Tikait on speculation that NCP come to widen the UPA's Rahane's other round of talks with the chief Sharad Pawar may scope''. He said many re- government was taken at a Meanwhile, Union Home about our issues, we have The farmers also decided block the KMP highway, head the UPA, Raut said gional parties in different captaincy, meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Minister Amit Shah also proposed to hold a dialogue to intensify their agitation, then they better announce there was no dearth of states had fought against bowlers' show Morcha (SKM), an umbrella urged the protesting farm- on December 29. Now, the with farmer leader Darshan the repeal of the three farm leaders in the country. the BJP but are still not body of 40 farmer unions ers to resolve their issues ball is in the government''s Pal saying that a tractor laws." ''What is important is the members of the UPA. get Australia out protesting at various Delhi through discussions. court, when it calls us for march will be held on Earlier this week, Aggar- support of people. Apart ''All Opposition parties for 195; India border points against the In a letter to Joint Secre- talks," Bhartiya Kisan Kundli-Manesar-Palwal wal had written to the 40 from Sonia Gandhi, Sharad should come under one farm laws for more than a tary in the Ministry of Agri- Union leader Rakesh Tikait highway on December 30. protesting unions and in- Pawar has support from a umbrella to provide a for- 36/1 on Day 1 month. culture and Farmers'' said. He asked people from Delhi vited them for fresh talks, cross-section of people,'' he midable alternative to BJP The decision also came a Welfare Vivek Aggarwal, the Addressing a press con- and other parts of country to but made it clear that it said. and PM Narendra Modi, day after Prime Minister Morcha said, "We propose ference, farmer leaders said come and celebrate New would not be "logical" to in- ''All Opposition parties which is strong enough,'' Narendra Modi asserted that that the next meeting be- the modalities for the repeal Year with protesting farmers. clude in the agenda any new should come together he said. The Sena chief his government is willing to tween the farmers'' repre- of three farm laws and guar- Another farmer leader, demand related to the MSP, against the dictatorial atti- spokesperson said non- hold talks with all, including sentatives and the antee for MSP -- minimum Rajinder Singh, said,"we which is out of the purview tude of the Central govern- BJP governments in vari- its staunch critics, as long as Government of India be support price at which the will march from Singhu to of the three new farm laws. ment. A weak opposition is ous states are facing a lot of they are based on farm is- held on December 29 2020 government procures crops Tikri to KMP. We ask farm- Responding to the gov- bad for democracy,'' the challenges like non-coop- BUSINESS sues, facts and logic, and at 11 am." from farmers -- should be ers from surrounding states ernment''s letter, SKM in Rajya Sabha MP said. Call- eration from the Central 7 squarely blamed political ri- "As the government is part of the agenda for re- to come in huge numbers in its communication said, ing the UPA and the BJP- government in carrying out India to become vals for the stalemate in the willing to hold talks with us, suming talks with the gov- their trolleys and tractors. If "unfortunately, your led National Democratic developmental works. 5th largest Centre-farmer unions talks. and asking for a date and ernment. the govt doesn''t want us to CONTD ON P-2 Alliance (NDA), of which Agencies economy in Around 2025, 3rd MP cabinet okays law largest by 2030 against conversion Some in Delhi trying to 150 Army Bhopal: HIGHLIGHTS personnel he Madhya n Pradesh Freedom Offenses under the pro teach me democracy: PM test COVID+ of Religion Bill, posed law will be cognizable 2020'' which pro- and nonbailable. New Delhi: HIGHLIGHTS me democracy is in power New Delhi: T n The bill, which seeks to vides for up to 10 years in rime Minister in Puducherry,'' the prime Around 150 Army person- jail for conversion "through replace the Religious Free Narendra Modi as- n Modi said that while his minister said, without nam- nel who arrived in the na- marriage or by any other dom Act of 1968, will be serted on Saturday government completed ing the Congress, which has tional capital from various fraudulent means" got the tabled in the Madhya Pthat free and trans- threetier panchayat polls in been ruling the UT since locations in the last few MARKET state cabinet''s approval on Pradesh Assembly parent DDC polls in Jammu J&K in over a year of the re 2016. weeks to participate in the Saturday, Home Minister and Kashmir coupled with gion becoming a union terri It shows the gap between Republic Day and Army SENSEX NIFTY Narottam Mishra said. "The new legislation will voters' keen participation tory, the Congress what some parties preach Day parades have tested 46973.54 13749.30 The bill in some ways is prohibit religious conver- are a ''moment of pride'' for dispensation in Puducherry and what they do, and also positive for COVID-19, of- 529.36 148.20 similar to the Prohibition of sion or such efforts by mis- India while hitting back at did not conduct local body highlights their commit- ficial sources said. GOLD SILVER Unlawful Conversion of representation, allurement, his rivals for giving him elections despite a SC order ment to democracy, he said The infection was de- 50,078.0067,467.00 Religion Ordinance, 2020, force, undue influence, co- ''lessons in democracy''. n Modi said the threetier in a dig at his rivals. 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