Ab tak 56 : Nine rounds of Centre-farmer talks, no solution in sight Ab tak 56 : Nine rounds of Centre-farmer talks, no solution in sight
The talks between the Centre and the protesting farmers have failed to yield any concrete result so far.
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UPDATED: January 20, 2021 17:19 IST
The 10th round of talks between the Centre and the farmer unions over the three farm laws started at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)
Farmers, agitating against the three new farm laws, have been sitting near border points of the national capital since November 26.
The agitation has been continuing for 56 days now, despite extreme cold weather conditions. Farmers have even refused to scale down their demands of repealing the three farm laws.
No headway in Centre-farmers dialogue
January 15, 2021
Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal address the media after meeting with the farmers’ leaders in New Delhi on Friday - Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal address the media after meeting with the farmers’ leaders in New Delhi on Friday - Shiv Kumar Pushpakar×
Key issues not resolved; next meeting on Jan 19
The Centre on Friday began and ended the ninth round of dialogue with the protesting farmers on a strained note, with both sides refusing to move from the stated positions on the contested farm laws. Farmers repeated their assertions of scaling up the agitation and doing a tractor rally on Republic Day and the Centre again refused to repeal the farm laws although both sides agreed