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Another round the Government during their Shinde told PTI. met by the Centre. of discussions will be held on meeting with three Union Farmers’ leaders told the JJP chief Dushyant Saturday in a bid to forge a res- Ministers here and preferred to Government to focus on Chautala, who is Deputy Chief olution. eat the food ferried in a van resolving the issues instead of Minister of the State with core Althought the Government from the Singhu border, where trying to be a good host by electoral base of Jat farming side, led by Agriculture thousands of their colleagues offering lunch, said the Lok community, has said his party Minister Narendra Singh are sitting in protest against the Sangarsh Morcha president. would stand with farmers on Tomar, assured the group of new agri laws. “How can we have lunch the MSP issue. nearly 40 farmer leaders that all During the lunch break, a offered by the government If the standoff between the their valid concerns would be small van carrying food for when our fellow farmers are sit- farmers and the Centre con- discussed and considered with around 40 people was seen out- ting on roads,” said Shinde, tinues, pressure is expected to an open mind, but the farmers side the Vigyan Bhawan, where whose organisation, Lok increase on all non-BJP stuck to their demand of the meeting is underway. Sangarsh Morcha, is among the Haryana MLAs who helped the repealing the three “hastily- “Our farmers’ representa- 40 farmers’ groups engaged in BJP form the Government. passed” farm laws, saying there tives did not accept the lunch the talks. Continued on Page11 were several loopholes and deficiencies. Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ambarta) president Rishipal ! " # # said, The Government noted all ! # points. Ministers assured that )12 13 Apsara/Bhopra/DND instead,” they will look into them and give them “written assurance” the traffic police said. sought one day’s time.” on MSP despite its earlier s protesting farmers con- It said NH-44 is closed on &()(4 Badal in 2015 has apparently The farmer leaders empha- statements that MSP will con- Atinued to be adamant on both sides and asked people to ended up embarrassing the sised on a five-point set of tinue. their demand for scrapping of take alternate routes via NH-8, he honour the BJP party. Often dubbed as the demands that seeks to frame a The farmer union repre- the Centre’s agriculture reform Bhopra, Apsara border, and TGovernment bestowed founder of the NDA, Badal on specific law on Minimum sentatives emphasised that a laws and stayed put at the Peripheral expressway. upon Punjab’s five-time former Thursday returned Padma Support Price (MSP) and end new law on MSP be framed in national Capital’s borders with At the Chilla border, one Chief Minister Parkash Singh Vibhushan — country’s second the punishment provision for a special session of Parliament, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, the carriageway — from Delhi to highest civilian award — to stubble burning. demanding that it must guar- police on Thursday closed Noida — has been opened for +,-,+." protest “betrayal of farmers”. Farmer leader Kulwant antee them MSP not only now routes on two national high- traffic. However, the other car- ..0,1.2234 Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Sandhu said the govern- but in the future as well. ways connecting Ghaziabad to riageway — from Noida to Singh Dhindsa too returned his ment made many proposals The farmer leaders said, Delhi as the farmers sat on the Delhi — is still closed. 31"1.35, Padma Bhushan award to including on MSP and pro- “Let us assume that MSP will Delhi-Meerut Expressway. People commuting from New Delhi: Punjab Chief oppose the farm laws. The BJP curement system, which would continue but the procurement The protesting farmers had $ % & '% % Noida to Delhi are advised to Minister Amarinder Singh on Government, in March 2019, be discussed among the farmer would stop. The MSP will have on Wednesday threatened to ) #* avoid Noida link road, the Thursday made an appeal to had presented him the award organisations on Friday, before no meaning then.” block other roads of Delhi if traffic police said. The Delhi- Union Home Minister Amit after he announced to part the next meeting. The farmer union repre- their demands were not met. near Shani Mandir,” the Delhi “The Ghazipur border on Haryana border at Jharoda Shah and the protesting farm- ways with the Akali Dal fol- The farmers emphasised sentatives said the Government “The local police have Traffic Police tweeted. The NH-24 is closed for traffic and Jhatikra remained closed ers to find an early resolution lowing political differences that the provision to register a said the three farm laws were closed the routes on NH-9 crowd of farmers continued to from Ghaziabad towards Delhi for traffic movement. The to the impasse over the new with party chief Sukhbir Badal, case for stubble burning should brought in with the interests of and NH-24 from Ghaziabad to swell at Ghazipur, prompting due to farmers’ protests. People Badusarai border is open only farm laws, saying the agitation in an apparent attempt to woo be ended, and asked why the farmers in mind. Delhi. On NH-1, both sides of the police to close the Delhi-UP are advised to avoid NH-24 for for two-wheeler traffic. is affecting Punjab’s economy him. Government wasn’t ready to Continued on Page 11 the route have been closed border on NH-24. coming to Delhi and use Continued on Page 11 and the nation's security Continued on Page11 , O % " &'' " + )12 13 giving vaccine to public,” Dr On Covid-19 pandemic’s will continue if we are able to a pandemic if we manage this Guleria said to a news agency new wave in India, he said, have a good Covid-19 appro- behaviour for the next three O irector of AIIMS, Delhi, Dr here. Dr Guleria is also a mem- “Now, we’ve seen a decline in priate behaviour. 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