Farmers protest live updates: Govt to soon hold next round of talks with protesting farmers to end stalemate, says Union minister

Protesting farmers send back group of Jamia students from UP Gate

Farmers protesting against the Centre's new agri laws refused to allow a group of Jamia Millia Islamia students to join their agitation at the UP Gate (Ghaziabad)-Ghazipur (Delhi) border on Sunday, police said. The group of six students, including girls, had arrived there to render support to the farmers by singing and playing 'dafli' (tambourine), they said.

Terming farmers' protest political insult to food-growers of the country: Congress

The Congress Sunday said it was wrong to say that the farmers' protest is limited to states like Punjab and Haryana only, and added that terming the agitation "political" is an insult to the food-growers of the country.

As farmers intensify their protest against the Centre's three farm laws, Union minister Kailash Choudhary on Sunday said the government will soon decide a date and call union leaders for the next round of talks. Previous five rounds of talks between the central government and representatives of 40 farmer unions remained inconclusive. The sixth round of talks did not take place after farmer leaders rejected the government's draft proposal to amend certain provisions of the farm laws and declined to participate in the meeting.

I appeal to protesting farmers in Delhi to not come under the trap of communists. Maoists have already entered among you & they will try to convert farmers into party cadres like they tried to do in my state: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb

Farmers block Jaipur-Delhi highway in Rajasthan's Alwar, reports PTI

Farmers protesting against the Centre's new agri laws blocked the Jaipur-Delhi national highway in Shahjahanpur of Rajasthan's Alwar district on Sunday as police stopped them along the state's border with Haryana while they were marching towards Delhi.

Some middlemen, commission agents & political leaders are running this movement. Those with vested interests start such movements in the country. The farm laws are in favour of the farmers: BJP leader and former Himachal Pradesh CM Shanta Kumar on farmers' protest

Rewari's Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jorwal told reporters at the site that district authorities had imposed Section 144 of the CrPC banning assembly of five or more people.

Farmers sit in protest on a side of Delhi-Jaipur nation highway as Haryana cops put up barricades, reports PTI

Farmers from Rajasthan and some other places gathered in large numbers on the Haryana-Rajasthan border near Rewari for their march towards Delhi and sat in protest on side of the Delhi-Jaipur national highway as the Haryana police put up barricades to stop their onward march.

Shashi Tharoor joins protesting MP's at Jantar Mantar, says Govt failed nation and farmers

Tharoor joined the protest held by the party MPs from Punjab at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday. Speaking to ANI, Tharoor said, "The Government has failed the nation and the farmers. Why did they pass the laws in such haste without consulting the stakeholders?"

Various elements try to enter an agitation which is this large. Farmer union leaders aren't called naxalites but other elements who try to enter the movement. These elements spoil the atmosphere: Som Parkash, MoS Commerce

Farmers have been stopped at the Haryana-Rajasthan border near Rewari

Govt hatching conspiracy to derail ongoing farmers' protest against three Central agri laws: Farmers leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni

Govt agencies have been stopping farmers from reaching Delhi, our protests will continue till our demands met: Farmer leader Shiv Kumar Kakka

We need to keep an eye so that no wrong elements are not among us. All our youngsters need to remain vigilant. If govt wants to talk then we will set a committee and take further decision: Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union at Singhu border.

Our stand is clear, we want the three farm laws to be repealed. All farmer unions participating in this movement are together: Farmer leader Shiv Kumar Kakka at Singhu border

Heads of all farmer unions to observe hunger strike from 8am to 5pm on Monday: Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni at Singhu Border

Farmers from Uttarakhand meet Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, to extend their support to three farm laws

Centre should immediately accept all demands of farmers protesting against agri laws and bring a Bill to guarantee MSP: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Centre should shun arrogance and scrap three farm laws opposed by farmers: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal