Hundreds of farmers continue to protest in and around Delhi as talks with the Centre continue over the recently passed Farm Acts. As the protests enter their 12th day, the farmers remain undaunted by the ongoing cold wave, and remain camped along the borders of Delhi. The latest round of talks, held on December 5 had proven inconclusive. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has called another meeting on December 9.
Aam Aadmi Party which is incharge of Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is slated to visit the Singhu border today had, on Sunday extended support to the ‘Bharat Bandh’. He had said that all AAP workers across the country will support the nationwide strike and appealed to all citizens to support the farmers. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday morning took to Twitter stating that her party would also support the bandh.While the BSP supremo had made headlines some time ago after commenting that she would consider joining hands with the BJP to counter the SP – this seems to be a sentiment of the past.”Shiv Sena president and CM Uddhav Thackeray is against the Central laws which are anti-farmer and anti-labour. We support the Bharat bandh,” Rajya Sabha MP Anil Desai told PTI on Sunday night. The Samajwadi Party incidentally is also supporting the protests on December 8. However, the party’s efforts to join the ongoing protests have been met with opposition from the police.
e Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), the Revolutionary Socialist Party and the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) are also signatories in this press release.Another former ally, Shiromani Akali Dal had had quit the NDA when the controversy over the farm Acts first began. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday appealed to Punjabis to support the strike.
