The seventh round of meeting between the Central government and farmers' representatives is underway at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. Farmers' leaders and officials present at the meeting observed silence to pay condolence to the farmers who died during the ongoing protest.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait claimed that a total of 60 farmers have so far lost their lives during the ongoing farmers' protest against the new farm laws.
Protesting farmers who have been camping at Delhi borders for the last 39 days braving the bone-chilling cold and now rains have threatened to intensify their protest if their two major demands -- repeal of the three new farm laws and legal backing for the minimum support price (MSP) -- are not accepted by the government in today's meeting.
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