The farmers' protest - the biggest in years - has entered the seventh day, with thousands of people from several states camped out on the outskirts of Delhi. Farmers' organisations met at one of the Delhi-Haryana borders today to decide their strategy, a day after they turned down the centre's second pitch for a committee to discuss the contentious farm laws against which they have been holding massive protests near Delhi. Farmers' groups will meet again shortly, with more groups joining in.
The meeting at Vigyan Bhawan yesterday remained inconclusive and the government has called for another round of discussions on Thursday, December 3, union leaders said.
More farmers from Punjab and khaps from Haryana are making their way to the national capital, demanding that the laws be repealed. The farmers have said they will continue the protest if their demands are not accepted.
The farmers' protests against the Centre's farm laws also led to the shutting down of key roads connecting Noida and Delhi. A key route in east Delhi, connecting the capital to Noida in Uttar Pradesh has been closed as around 300 farmers from different parts of Uttar Pradesh continued their sit-in at the Noida-Delhi border for the second day.
