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A government official said on Wednesday that the government is considering amendment in new reforms that have sparked protests by farmers fearing the end of guaranteed crop prices but it will not abandon the plan.
The stir led by the agriculturists of Punjab against the recently enacted triple laws that were intended to reform the rural economy and enhance the income of farmers, predictably turned early into a political agitation against the Modi government
The Judiciary joined the Executive last week in the effort to get farmers out of the highways leading to New Delhi. Farmers from neighbouring states, protesting against three laws enacted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government,
Leaders of Indian farmers' unions have agreed to meet ministers on Monday, the government, while accepting their proposal, has fixed December 30 to hold fresh talks.
Their convoy of trucks, trailers and tractors stretches for at least three kilometers (1.8 miles). Inside, they have hunkered down, supplied with enough food and fuel to last weeks.
There was no immediate response from the farmers’ leaders. The protesters said they would not return to their homes until their demands were met.
The apex court bench issued notice to the Centre and the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi on the batch of pleas and granted permission to implead farmer organisations.
The deceased also left behind a note saying that he couldn't see the ordeal of farmers who are sitting on the outskirts of the national capital protesting against the recently-passed farm laws.
Thousands of protesters have camped on the outskirts of New Delhi and blocked national highways for over three weeks to protest against new laws that the government says would increase farmers’ income through more private investments.
