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Farmers reject Centre s offer to put 3 farm laws on hold for 18 months; want complete repeal
Farmers have firmly said that they will not go back to their homes until the government accepts their demand to repeal the three contentious farm laws
BusinessToday.In | January 22, 2021 | Updated 08:57 IST
On Friday, January 22, farmers and government will again meet for the 11th time on the new proposal
Protesting farmers unions have rejected the government s proposal to suspend the three contentious laws for 18 months and said they want a complete repeal of the three legislations.
The government, during their tenth round of negotiation with the agitating farmer leaders, proposed to suspend the three farm laws for 1-1.5 years (18 months) and set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution in the interest of the farming community.
Ab tak 56 : Nine rounds of Centre-farmer talks, no solution in sight Ab tak 56 : Nine rounds of Centre-farmer talks, no solution in sight
The talks between the Centre and the protesting farmers have failed to yield any concrete result so far.
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UPDATED: January 20, 2021 17:19 IST
The 10th round of talks between the Centre and the farmer unions over the three farm laws started at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)
Farmers, agitating against the three new farm laws, have been sitting near border points of the national capital since November 26.
The agitation has been continuing for 56 days now, despite extreme cold weather conditions. Farmers have even refused to scale down their demands of repealing the three farm laws.
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