The ongoing protest by farmers in the places bordering the national capital as states witness an unprecedented surge in coronavirus circumstances has grow to be a trigger of concern for the government. The Haryana government and the Centre have urged farmers to postpone their protests and vacate the protest internet sites – Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur. Earlier final week, Haryana Health and Home Minister Anil Vij had expressed issues about safeguarding the protesting farmers at the Haryana border from COVID-19. He, on the other hand, stated that the state will work as per the recommendations issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break the chain and manage the spread of COVID-19.
Vij had participated in meetings with the PM and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar more than the COVID-19 predicament. Vij had stated that all the complications can be solved by negotiation.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar also appealed to farmers to vacate the protest internet sites and postpone their protest, saying the government is prepared for a discussion anytime they come with a proposal. However, the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha rejected his appeal saying that it was not a suggestion but a situation for resuming talks.
According to reports, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar held a higher-level meeting with Anil Vij, Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and senior police officials to talk about the ongoing farmers’ protest and the methods expected to quit the spread of COVID-19. If reports are to be believed, the authorities are also arranging to hold talks with farm leaders to convince them about vacating the internet sites. While there is no official word on the government’s course of action if the farmers refuse to vacate the protest internet sites, it is believed that the Centre will use all measures to convince the agitators to realize the gravity of the predicament arising due to the outbreak.
Thousands of farmers have been protesting at 3 Delhi borders- Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur as nicely as across Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh against the newly brought farm laws. The laws have been place on hold by the Supreme Court which asked the Centre to discover a concrete resolution to finish the months-lengthy impasse.