Farmers protest
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.
Read more about Govt ready to pause farm laws for 1.5 years; next round of talks on Jan 22 on Business Standard. Protesting farmers refuse to relent, will discuss the proposal among themselves
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Farmer Unions Planning Massive Protests For Republic Day:- The farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are protesting at the border of the national capital New Delhi from the past two months. The Farmer Unions have been holding talks with the Centre and the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar but the talks failed as the farmers are not ready to compromise on their stand and they want the three introduced farm laws to be scrapped. The farmer unions started holding tractor rallies in the villages of Punjab to mobilize the people for the planned tractor parade that will take place on Republic Day if the next set of talks fail.
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Indian Farmers Warn Of Protesting Till May 2024:- The Indian farmers have been protesting against the Centre and the introduced three farm laws. Nine rounds of talks took place between the Indian government and the Farmer Unions but the results are not satisfactory. Ahead of the tenth round of talks that are scheduled to take place on January 19th, the farmers warned to continue their protest till the issue is solved. Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Agriculture Minister urged the farmers to give up their stand and come for a discussion based on the clauses. But the farmers decided to stand on their demand to shelve all the introduced farm laws.