Published 18:04 IST, December 6th 2020
Farmers' protest: Priyanka Chopra supports farmers, calls them 'India's Food Soldiers'
Calling the farmers 'India's food soldiers', Priyanka Chopra wrote that their 'fears need to be allayed and hopes need to be met'.
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As Farmers' protest entered 11th day, Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra voiced her support on social media. farmers met government for fifth time on Saturday with ir demands for scrapping three new farm laws and Priyanka Chopra hopes that this 'crises is resolved sooner than later'.
Calling farmers 'India's food soldiers', Chopra wrote that ir 'fears need to be allayed and hopes need to be met'. Chopra wrote mess in response to Diljit Dosanjh's tweet. next round of talks with farmer leers will be held on December 9.
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'Bharat Bandh' on Dec 8
Upping ante, farmers protesting against Centre's new farm laws on Friday anunced a Bharat bandh on December 8 and threatened to intensify ir agitation and block more ros leing to national capital if government does t accept ir demands. dressing a press conference, one of leers Gurnam Singh Choni said that if Centre does t accept ir demand of repealing three farm laws, y will intensify ir agitation. He said that farmers will protest against central government and corporate houses and burn ir effigies. Congress, K Chandrashekhar Rao-led TRS and left parties have extended support to Bharat Bandh.
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Centre to hold 6th round of talks on December 9
dressing media after fifth round of talks with farmers unions that ended in a delock on Saturday, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stated that government will deliberate on all demands of farmers. He also anunced that next round of talks with farmer leers will be held on December 9.
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"On December 9, a meeting will be held again. We have told farmers that government will examine all ir demands. It will be our attempt to reach a solution. It would have been easier for us to reach a solution if we got suggestions from farmer leers. We will still wait for that," he ded.
18:04 IST, December 6th 2020