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Farmers' Protest Day 3 Live Updates: In continuation with their protests for the third day, the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ugrahan (BKU-Ugrahan) is likely to block the railway tracks in Punjab today, to show solidarity with the farmers marching towards Delhi..
On Wednesday, the government invited the farmer leaders for holding third round of talks in a week after two such meetings organised on February 8 and 12 remained inconclusive..
The offer for talks came when protesting farmers were staying put at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders of Punjab and Haryana to march towards Delhi to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a law on minimum support price for crops and loan waivers...
VIDEO | Heres what BJP leader @DilipGhoshBJP said when asked about Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikaits announcement of Bharat Bandh on February 16.. PM Modi is continuously working towards helping the farmers and improving their situations..
A team of three Union ministers will hold a meeting again with the farmer leaders over their various demands on Thursday evening, farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal confirmed on Wednesday..
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