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Eleventh round of meetings between farmer unions and the government over the three farm laws ends.
The eleventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers in Delhi ended on Friday, once again with no solution on the deadlock. The Centre conveyed it to the farmers that the government has placed its best proposal forward and now the onus lies with them.
Speaking to media after talks with farmer unions leader, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, talks remained inconclusive as farmers welfare was not at the heart of talks from the unions side. I am sad about it. Farmers unions said that they only want the repeal of the laws despite the govt asking for alternatives.
Centre puts Farm Laws on Hold for 18 months:- In a significant move, the Centre decided to put the introduced three farm laws on hold for the next 18 months after the farmers have been protesting against them. Several rounds of discussions failed completely and the farmers are not in a mood to make amendments. The Supreme Court too shocked the Centre recently and the farmers are all set for a massive protest on January 26th. The farmer unions refused to appear before the Supreme Court appointed experts committee. The Centre during their talks offered to form a joint committee of the government along with the farmer union representatives in it.
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New Delhi: Farmers leaders during the 10th round of talks with the central government on new farm laws, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021.
The tenth round of talks between the Centre and farmers at Delhi s Vigyan Bhawan has failed to break the ongoing impasse concerning the new agriculture reforms. However, the government s intent to suspend the implementation of farm laws for one year offers some hope as the farmer leaders are yet to convey their decision in the next meeting. The eleventh round of discussions is scheduled for January 22 at 12 noon.Â
During the meeting, the government said it is ready to suspend the implementation of farm laws for one year, if needed. Meanwhile, farmers said that they will deliberate upon the proposal on Thursday and communicate the decision on Friday.Â
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The tenth attempt at negotiations between the Central government and leaders of the farmers’ protests is set to take place today i.e. January 20. The general hope is for some consensus to be reached so the protests can come to an end. However, given recent history, it seems quite far fetched. The Supreme Court will also be hearing the farmers’ appeals just a few hours before the meeting between the Centre and the farmers.
CJI Justice SA Bobde has asked the centre to withdraw its plea regarding seeking an injunction in tractor rally by farmers on Republic day. Supreme Court also asked Advocate Prashant Bhushan to talk to the farmers for an amicable solution and has asked the farmers to cooperate with the committee appointed by the top court.
Farmers unions said on Wednesday they would get back to the government about its proposal to suspend three contested agriculture laws for one and half years, marking the outcome of a tenth round of talks between the two sides. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is an MP from Punjab, held talks with representatives of 40 farmer unions at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The government proposed to suspend the farm laws for one and a half years. We rejected the proposal but since it has come from the government, we will meet tomorrow and deliberate over it, said Joginder Singh Ugrahan, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), which is part of the talks. The two sides will meet again on January 22.