The ninth round of centre-farmers talks is underway in Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan.
New Delhi:
The ninth round of discussion between farmers demanding repeal of the three agriculture laws and the centre -- held days after the Supreme Court stayed their enactment "until further orders" -- ended today with no progress towards ending the stalemate.
"It was a 120 per cent failure. We suggested that the government remove the changes made to the Essential Commodities Act instead of scrapping it altogether. But the Agriculture Minister has not said anything on this," farmer leader Dr Darshanpal said.
The next round of talks would be held on January 19, the day the court-appointed committee was likely to start consulting stakeholders to end the impasse.