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Farmers Reject Government s Proposal To Pause Farm Laws For 1.5 Years Farmers Reject Government s Proposal To Pause Farm Laws For 1.5 Years The government had put forward the proposal yesterday at the 10th round of negotiations with the farmers unions.
Farmers have been protesting at different borders of Delhi since November 26. (File)
New Delhi:
Farmers protesting against the controversial farm sector laws have decided to hold out for a complete scrapping of the laws, rejecting the Centre s new proposal of putting them on hold for 18 months while negotiations continue with a fresh committee.
The government had put forward the proposal yesterday at the 10th round of negotiations with the farmers unions. After nine rounds of inconclusive talks, it was seen as holding out hope of a breakthrough.