|
New Delhi, Dec 07: Farmers’ leaders have said that they will carry on with the ‘Bharat Bandh’ on 8 December to mount pressure on the Central Government against the new agri laws.
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at various border points of Delhi for 11 days against the new farm laws.
The Centre’s offer to amend the contentious laws failed to cut ice with the farmer groups during the fifth round of talks on Saturday.
As the logjam continued, the Centre has called another meeting on December 9.
Who are participating
Congress
The Congress expressed its “whole-hearted” support to the ”Bharat Bandh” called on December 8 by farmer…