Farmers' protest: Relay hunger strike begins on Monday, Haryana toll plazas to be blocked

Amid ongoing impasse between farmers and Centre, unions have anunced a 24-hour relay hunger strike tomorrow onwards across all protesting site. A team of 11 people will begin relay hunger strike on Monday, said farmers' unions dressing a press briefing on Sunday evening. Apart from this, unions have also issued a call to oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' programme on December 27. 

Anuncing union's plan to intensify stir, representatives stated that farmers would block all toll plazas across Haryana for next three days. unions have alleged that Haryana government is threatening and stopping farmers from marching towards Delhi. Moreover, y all stated that representatives would write to allies of NDA government urging m to oppose Centre's stance and request a rollback of three farm laws. If government's allies refuse to do so, protests would be held against m as well, BKU Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said. 

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Next round likely to be held tomorrow: Shah

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that re has been progress in talks with farmers. dressing a press briefing in West Bengal on Sunday evening, Union Home Minister said that next round of discussions with farmers' unions is likely to be held tomorrow or day after. Centre has held six rounds of talks with unions so far, all of which have ended inconclusively. protesting farmers remain stern in ir demand which is to repeal all three farm laws which received President's assent on September 24 this year. 

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Hearing a petition against farmers' protest, Supreme Court h upheld ir right to protest peacefully and highlighted top court's inclination to form a committee to hold talks between protesting farmers and Centre. However, it refrained from passing a substantive order as one of 8 farmers' unions ded as respondents were represented in SC. But it directed that tice should be served on se farmers' associations by Friday and liberty was granted to move vacation bench. Moreover, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar wrote an 8-p letter to farmers highlighting benefits of laws and provided a 7-point assurance. 

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Tomar has said that government is hopeful of resolving farmers' agitation by year-end, as per PTI. Prime Minister h dressed Mhya Presh farmers assuring continuance of Minimum support price (MSP), government mandis and lucrativeness of farm agreements. Prime Minister has also anunced that he would dress farmers again on December 25 - birth anniversary of late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee - on 3 Farm laws and initiate ar instalment of direct benefit transfer (DBT) to farmer accounts.

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