Govt-farmers talks hit roadblock
Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar during the 11th round of talk with farmers’ representatives in New Delhi on Friday. (UNI)
NEW DELHI, Jan 22: The Government’s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock today as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months.
Unlike the last 10 rounds of talks, the 11th round could not even reach a decision on the next date for the meeting as the Government also hardened its position saying it is ready to meet again once the unions agree to discuss the suspension proposal. This followed a big climbdown made by the Centre during the last round when they offered to suspend the laws and form a joint committee to find solutions.
Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar speaks to media after the 11th round of talks with the farmers unions at Vigyan Bhavan on Friday. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Som Parkash are also seen.
NEW DELHI: The 11th round of negotiations between the protesting farmers and the government on Friday broke down with both the sides not ready to climb down from their respective positions. While the farmers remained adamant on repeal of the three agri laws, the government asked them to consider their offer of suspending the implementation of the Acts up one-and-a-half years. For the first time, no date has been fixed for the next round of talks.
Thousands of farmers are protesting at various border points of Delhi against the three laws.
NEW DELHI: The talks between protesting farmer unions and government over the three new farm laws hit a roadblock on Friday as both sides again failed to reach a consensus on the contentious legislations.
At the 11th round of talks, the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a total rollback of the laws and a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system. The Centre, on the other hand, asked the unions to reconsider its proposal for putting the legislations on hold for 12-18 months.
The government s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months.
Unlike the last 10 rounds of talks, the 11th round could not even reach a decision on the next date for the meeting as the government also hardened its position saying it is ready to meet again once the unions agree to discuss the suspension proposal. This followed a big climbdown made by the Centre during the last round when they offered to suspend the laws and form a joint committee to find solutions.
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After internal consultations, the farmers’ unions decided to reject the offer and stick to their two major demands
Unlike the last 10 rounds of talks, at Friday’s meeting the two sides could not even reach a decision on the next date as the government also hardened its position saying it is ready to meet once the unions agree to discuss the suspension proposal. (Photo:PTI)
NEW DELHI: The government’s negotiations with the protesting farmers’ unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders once again stuck to their demands for repeal of the three agriculture laws and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the laws on hold for 12 to 18 months.