Govt, farmers agree on 2 out of 4 key issues; next meeting on Jan 4
By IANS| Updated: 31st December 2020 7:29 am IST
New Delhi, Dec 31 : In a development that has been termed “positive”, the sixth round of meeting between the protesting farmers and the Central government ended after over five hours with the Centre saying that the two sides had reached consensus on two out of four key issues. The next meeting will take place on January 4.
The meeting started around 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday at Vigyan Bhavan with Tomar, Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash heading the government side.
Government, farmers agree on 2 out of 4 issues, next meet on Jan 4 Thursday, December 31, 2020 IWK Bureau
The sixth round of meetings between protesting farmers and the government ended after over five hours with the Centre saying that the two sides had reached consensus on two out of four key issues. The next meeting will take place on January 4.
Addressing media persons after the meeting with 41 farmer leaders at Vigyan Bhavan here, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said: Today s talks were held in a very good environment and concluded on a positive note. We have had consensus on two out of the four issues.
Govt-farmers Round 6: Talks underway to end deadlock
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New Delhi, Dec 30 : A crucial and decisive sixth round of dialogue between the Centre and the 41 farmers representatives began on Wednesday here to end the deadlock as the agitation entered 35th day.
The meeting started around 2.30 p.m. at Vigyan Bhavan in the presence of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash.
Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal and other Ministry officials also are attending the meeting.
Highlights
On farmers demand for a legal guarantee for procurement at MSP, Tomar said the government has already said that it is ready to give a written assurance
The farmers came to attend the sixth round of talks with the government after a break of three weeks
The meeting started at Vigyan Bhavan with Tomar, Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, and Union minister Som Parkash heading the govt side
New Delhi: After a marathon meeting of nearly five hours, the sixth round of negotiations between the government and farm unions reached some common ground on Wednesday (December 30) to resolve the concerns of agitating farmers on the rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning. The two sides, however, remained deadlocked over the key contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for MSP.
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