Farmers sitting on a protest against the new farm laws at Singhu Border in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo)
NEW DELHI: A day after talks over new agri laws registered some progress, farm unions on Thursday said the Centre’s appeal to them to suggest an alternative to repeal of the laws wasn’t feasible.
“Unless the laws are scrapped, there’s no scope to discuss pro-farmer changes in mandis and processes for ensuring doubling of farmers’ income,” said AIKSCC, umbrella body of the unions. They urged the Centre “to stop being rigid and not indulge in semantics”.
It appears to be a posturing exercise on part of the farmers ahead of the next round of talks on January 4 where the main sticking points are up for discussion.