9th round of talks between govt, farmer unions ends; next round scheduled for January 19 PTI
New Delhi: Protesting farmer unions stuck to their demand for a complete repeal of three contentious farm laws at their ninth round of talks with three central ministers but while the government asked them to be more flexible in their approach and expressed willingness for necessary amendments, as the two sides decided to meet again January 19.
Farmer leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan said told reporters after the meeting that the unions urged the government to repeal the three laws, but the Centre was unwilling to do so.
Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal, Som Parkash begin 9th round of talks with 40 farmer leaders The Supreme Court had on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three laws and appointed a four-member panel to resolve the impasse Union railway minister Piyush Goyal, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and BJP MP Som Prakash at a meeting with representatives of various farmer unions over the Centre s farm reform laws, in New Delhi. PTI
New Delhi: The ninth round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers got underway here on Friday afternoon to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on the three new agricultural laws.
Members of the committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve farm laws deadlock should follow the suit of Bhupinder Singh Mann and not be on the wrong side of history,
He said the government is hopeful of discussions reaching a decisive stage in the tenth round on January 19.
Apparently, at one point during the five-hour plus meeting today, Tomar also asked unions when exactly the agitation will be called off and what will it take? Tomar wanted to know if unions will withdraw the protests if one of the two main demands (that is, either MSP guarantee or repeal of the three laws) is met.
He also said what is the point in discussing MSP when the repeal agenda is important enough that the ‘andolan’ will not be called off without that being acceded to.