December 31, 2020
Farmer leaders at a meeting with Union Ministers at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, on Wednesday - PTI
Farmer leaders at a meeting with Union Ministers at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, on Wednesday - PTI×
The next round of talks is scheduled to be held on January 4.
The deadlock between protesting farmers and the Centre was broken on Wednesday with the latter conceding two of their four key demands — removal of penalty provision in the Commission for the Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020, and scrapping of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill. The two main issues related to legalising MSP and withdrawing three farm laws were still under discussion, with the next round of talks scheduled for January 4.