Farmer union tells SC to disband negotiation committee, appoint neutral members who can do the job In an affidavit, it also sought dismissal of a plea file by the Centre seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor march which seeks to disrupt the gathering and celebrations of Republic Day on 26 January FP Staff January 16, 2021 21:50:39 IST Representational image. PTI
A farmer union requested the Supreme Court on Saturday to remove the remaining three members of the committee it had set up to resolve the impasse over the three contentious farm laws, and select people who can do the job on the basis of mutual harmony .
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.
Farmer protests: Ninth round of talks ends, next meet on 19 Jan; govt urges unions to form informal grouping Meanwhile, the Congress party shored up its attack against the Centre over the issue, with Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi leading protests in New Delhi FP Staff January 15, 2021 19:25:38 IST Representational image of farmers protest. AP
The ninth round of talks between the Centre and protesting farmers also ended inconclusively, with another round scheduled to be held on 19 January.
Protesting farmer unions stuck to their demand for a complete repeal of the three contentious farm laws at their ninth round of talks with three central ministers, but the government asked them to be more flexible in their approach and expressed willingness for necessary amendments.
Farmer unions and opposition parties too had raised doubts over the composition of the panel, insisting that its members have been in favour of the three laws in the past. The panel is due to hold its first meeting on 19 January
Dushyant Chautala meets Narendra Modi
As per reports, Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a day after he met Home minister Amit Shah with Manohar Lal Khattar. After an hour-long meeting with Shah, both Khattar and Chautala said they have discussed about the prevailing law and order situation in the state. There is no threat to the Haryana government and it will last its full five year term, Chautala hald told news agency
PTI on Tuesday.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah targets PM over farmers protest
Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, in a series of tweets, said the Supreme Court s order to stay the new farm laws only reiterates the fact that the new laws are against the interests of farmers and accused prime minister Narendra Modi of deciding to turn a blind eye towards the plight of the farmers. Supreme Court has understood that farmers are right in their demands and hence have allowed farmers to contin