New Delhi: Farmers will demand just a ‘yes or no’ to their demands when they meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. This was disclosed by the various farmers’ union leaders here Tuesday. The union leaders also said that their ‘Bharat Bandh’ against the new farm laws is ‘successful’ and had impact in 25 states.
A group of farmer union leaders will meet Shah Tuesday evening. The development comes a day before their sixth round of talks with Union Ministers slated for Wednesday.
“There is no midway. We will demand just ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from Home Minister Amit Shah at today’s meeting,” farmer leader Rudru Singh Mansa said at a press conference at the Singhu border.
Mansa claimed the Central government has bowed down before the ‘Bharat Bandh’.
Another leader Gurnam Singh Chadhuni said the ‘Bharat Bandh’ is successful. The Central government now knows it doesn’t have a way out, he added.
The nationwide shudown was observed in around 10,000 places in 25 states, added ‘Swaraj India’ leader Yogendra Yadav.
Farmer leaders said the protestors will not go to Burari ground as it is an ‘open jail’. They instead demanded that Ramlila Ground be given to them. They added that they don’t want to trouble the people of Delhi and Haryana.
Earlier during the day Shah had called up one of the farmers’ union leader Rakesh Tikayat for discussions Tuesday. Giving this information, Tikayat said that the union leaders had accepted Shah’s proposal. “Yes we will attend the meeting at 7.00pm,” Tikayat said in response to questions from the media.