Highlights: Farmers’ groups end discussions with Centre, next meeting on Dec 5

Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait had said that the farmers want the laws to be repealed and the government "wants to talk about MSP and amendment to the acts."

He also said that the talks have made some progress and the government's stand on MSP "will be fine," reports ANI.

Meeting between government and farmers ends in a small but significant step forward, with the government agreeing to review the various provisions of the laws as well as major demands by agriculturists, including the issue of a guarantee for state-set minimum support prices.

Meeting between farmers' leaders and government ends at Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan. Next round of talks between the two sides scheduled for 5 December, reports ANI.

In his reply to the farmer unions' leaders at the Vigyan Bhavan meeting, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar had assured that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops would not be changed, reports ANI

In the meeting with central government at Vigyan Bhavan, leaders from the farmer unions have suggested to the government to call for a special session of parliament to repel the farm laws.

Farmers backed by Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sangarsh Samanya Samiti marched against the centre's farm bills in Kota. The farmers submitted a memorandum to the district collector and also called the farm laws as anti-agriculture, reports PTI.

After breaking for refreshments, fourth round of talks between the central government and farmer unions' leaders to resume shortly.

Protesting farmers try jumping over and breaking police barricades at Ghazipur-Ghaziabad border.

Traffic movement is disturbed at Meerut-Delhi expressway since Thursday morning as more than 1000 farmers, mostly from Uttarakhand, have been protesting on one carriageway.

MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has slammed the Congress party saying they have always opposed farmers.

He accused the party for instigating farmers and fanning violence and said he will let that happen in Madhya Pradesh, reports ANI.

Congress has always opposed farmers. They're distressed, they're looking for some chaos. It was the same Congress that instigated farmers in Neemuch & Mandsaur and fanned violence. We will not let Congress do this at any cost in Madhya Pradesh: MP CM Shivraj S Chouhan, in Sehore pic.twitter.com/nfKq46lrVN

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2020

In expressing their solidarity to the protesting farmers in Delhi, Maharashtra farmers marched to the offices of tehsildars and the district collectors.

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) organized the marches that included more than 80 organizations including farm labours, trade unions and bank employees.

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal has said that the former chief minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal had "fought for farmers his entire life" and that he returned his padma vibhushan award as a message to the central government.

He also asked "Farmers don't need these laws so why the Govt of India is forcing them on farmers?" as quoted by ANI.

In expressing their support for the protests at Delhi, All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee members protested in front of the Odisha state assembly in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

Leader of the union Praful Samantaray had said that the farm laws could "destroy farmers and agriculture," reports ANI.

Maharashtra state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat and MLC Sharad Ranpise expressed the party's stand regarding the farmers' protest at a party meeting of MLAs, MLCs and MPs. The party has passed a resolution against the new farms laws and in support of the protesting farmers, reports PTI.

Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and minister of state for commerce Som Prakash have met with the leaders of the protesting farmer unions at Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan, in the fourth round of talks between both the sides.