However, Bhartiya Kisan Union president Bhupinder Singh Mann recused himself from the committee last week. Apart from Shetkari Sanghatana (Maharashtra) president Anil Ghanwat, agriculture economists Ashok Gulati and Pramod Kumar Joshi are the other panel members.
Centre Postpones 10th Round Of Talks With Farmers Leaders To Jan 20 Centre Postpones 10th Round Of Talks With Farmers Leaders To Jan 20 The government s ministerial meeting with farmers unions will be held on January 20 at 2 pm at Vigyan Bhawan, instead of January 19, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
Previous rounds of talks between the government and farmers have failed to reach any result.
New Delhi:
The tenth round of talks between the government and representatives of protesting farmers on controversial new farm laws was on Monday pushed back by a day to January 20, with the Centre saying both sides want to resolve the stalemate at the earliest but it was getting delayed due to involvement of people of other ideologies.
The Supreme Court-appointed panel has said that it panel will seek views of farmers, central and state government, all stakeholders on new farm laws. After the panel s first meeting here, its member Anil Ghanwat asserted that the panel members will keep their personal views on farm laws aside while
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (PTI File)
Condemning the Centre s new farm laws yet again, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the three agri laws are designed to destroy the agriculture sector. He asserted that the only solution to the farmers issue is to repeal the legislation.
The Centre s new farm laws are designed to destroy the agriculture sector, Rahul Gandhi said at a press conference on Tuesday. I support the protesting farmers 100 per cent and every single person in the country should support them as they are fighting for us, he was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI.
Farmers protest: 10th round of talks postponed to Wednesday
Farmers protest: 10th round of talks postponed to Wednesday
Last Updated: Tue, Jan 19th, 2021, 09:12:35hrs
New Delhi: The tenth round of talks between the government and representatives of protesting farmers on controversial new farm laws was on Monday pushed back by a day to January 20, with the Centre saying both sides want to resolve the stalemate at the earliest but it was getting delayed due to involvement of people of other ideologies.
Asserting that the new farm laws are in the interest of the farming community, the government said obstacles do come whenever good things or measures are taken and it is taking longer to resolve the issue as farmers leaders want a solution their own way.