Farmers” stir: Protesters continue to camp at Delhi borders; fifth-round of talks today

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Undeterred by the winter chill, thousands of farmers waited it out at various border points of Delhi for the tenth day on Saturday with their representatives slated to meet the government for fifth-round of talks to push for repealing the new farm laws.

The protesting farmers, who have already blocked many key routes leading to Delhi from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, on Friday threatened to intensify their agitation and block more roads if the government did not accept their demand. They have also called for a ”Bharat bandh” on December 8.

Before the meeting with the government in the afternoon, leaders of around 40 farmer unions will discuss their strategy to press their demands. They have also given a call to protest against the central government and corporate houses, and burn their effigies on Saturday. The fourth-round talks between the government and agitating farmer unions on Thursday failed to end the standoff over the new farm laws.