Thoughthe eleven rounds of talks have been held between the Central government andthe farmers' organizations, the stalemate has not ended yet. Both the farmers'unions and the Centre are ready to start negotiations again, but are yet tomeet.
Thefarmers have been protesting at various borders of the national capital sinceNovember 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws,
Meanwhile,with the surge in coronavirus cases all over the country, the threat of thepandemic looms large over the hundreds of farmers sitting on protest at variousborders of the national capital since the last four months.
BharatiyaKisan Union (BKU) Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has clearly said the farmers' stirwill not end even if a lockdown is imposed across the country.
Inthe last few days Covid-19 has spread at a rapid pace breaking the earlierrecord of Covid numbers in the last seven to eight months.
Forthe first time in the country, more than one lakh infections are being reportedin a single day. But in spite of the danger posed by the pandemic, the farmersare adamant to continue their protest against the new Union farm laws.
Askedabout the surge in Covid-19 cases, Rakesh Tikait said, "We will not letthe Centre make the farmers' protest another Shaheen Bagh movement. Lockdownmay be imposed in the entire country, but the farmers' stir will continue. Therequisite Covid guidelines will be followed by the farmers sitting at theprotest sites."
Accordingto the health bulletin issued by the Delhi government, the total number ofCovid-19 cases has gone up to 6,79,962 after 3,548 new cases were reported inthe national capital on Monday. The positivity rate, however, is 5.54 per cent.