Members of Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam took part in farmers' protest in Delhi

The meeting between the three ministers of the Central government and representatives of 32 major farmers` organisations will be held on December 9 again as the fifth round of meeting at Vigyan Bhawan didn`t reach to any conclusion.

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New Delhi: The farmers' protests entered its 10th day on Sunday (December 6, 2020) with many political parties extending their support to the Bharat Bandh call on December 8.

This comes after the meeting between the three Union ministers and representatives of 32 major farmers' organisations at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi didn`t reach any conclusion. Now, the sixth round of talks will be held on December 9 in order to break the deadlock. 

Farmer leaders present in the meeting on Saturday stated that the ministers said the decision on the farm laws will be taken after discussing it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sandeep Gidde of Rashtriya Kisan Majdoor Mahasangh, who came to participate in the meeting from Maharashtra, said when the farmer leaders warned to boycott the meeting if the three laws are not withdrawn, the Agriculture Minister Narenda Singh Tomar, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State Som Prakash said that they will take up the matter to Prime Minister and the cabinet under his chairmanship will take some decision on it.

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06 December 2020

22:00 IST

A group of members of Makkal Needhi Maiam took part in farmers' protest at Singhu border today. Mugambika Ratnam, MNM said, "We're standing in solidarity with farmers of Haryana&Punjab. We're here to show the support of farmers from Tamil Nadu. New farm laws should be repealed." (ANI)

16:08 IST

Samajwadi Party has come out in support of farmers and their call for Bharat Bandh on December 8.  SP President Akhilesh Yadav will hit the road tomorrow in support of farmers and will take a tractor journey with farmers from Mandi to Kisan Bazaar in Kannauj, UP. Akhilesh Yadav has lend his support to all the demands of the farmers.