Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) News

The farmers will hold the tractor rally in Jind city They will send a route plan proposal for the rally to the district commissioner before the event BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has also supported the Jind farmers’ tractor rally

These marches were a "rehearsal" for their proposed January 26 "Kisan parade" to the national capital from different parts of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The tractor marches started from four different points -- Singhu to Tikri Border, Tikri to Kundli, Ghazipur to Palwal and Rewasan to Palwal.

Rakesh Tikait said that Up govt. should declare the price value of sugarcane as soon as possible otherwise, there will be agitation in Lucknow. Rakesh Tikait expressed his condolences on the suicide of Kashmir Singh Ladi.

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the the Centre is willing to talk with genuine farm unions to find a solution. He also said that the MSP, at which the government commits to procure the produce from farmers, "will continue as it is". Narendra Singh Tomar was meeting with member of the Bharatiya Kisan Union from Uttar Pradesh.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was also present during the meeting. The Punjab unit of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) has threatened to close the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway on Sunday (December 13). A tussle occurred between the police and farmers on Yamuna Expressway and Agra-Aligarh highway in Khandauli, Uttar Pradesh.

The Amarinder Singh-led dispensation had formed an expert group to assess the quantum of agricultural debt and suggest ways and to waive it.