As the protest by the farmers, camping at the Delhi borders, against the Centre's agricultural reforms has entered its fifteenth day today, the government will make an appeal to them to call off the unprecedented protests against the new farm laws, explaining why it is diluting the laws, sources said. The government will also explain why it is bringing amendments to the controversial laws which the farmers want repealed, they said.
On Wednesday, the agitating farmers rejected the government's proposal to amend three new farm laws and said they would step up protests. The protesting farmers have been saying these laws would harm their economic interests while helping big food retailers.
Their plans involve closure of the Delhi-Jaipur Highway, boycott of Reliance malls and capture of toll plazas.By December 14, there will be a full-scale protest across the country, the farmers said.
Farmers have been demonstrating since late last month over reforms enacted in September that loosened rules around the sale, pricing and storage of farm produce.
