The letter outlined details of amendments to which the Centre had already agreed, including assurance on purchase of crops at the MSP, not diluting the APMC, registration of dealers, levying taxes on purchasers in private mandis and not allowing anyone to deal in food grains only on a PAN card as earlier announced. The letter included all details of previous dates on which meetings were held.
“The government has consistently been trying to discuss all concerns of farmers with an open mind. Besides discussing these issues with protesting farmers’ unions, the Centre has also kept its door open to discuss the issues (concerning farm laws) with other farmer organisations as well… The government has also been trying to talk to protesting farmer representatives individually,” Aggarwal said in his letter. His letter was in response to Pal’s December 16 email informing him of the unions’ decision rejecting the Centre’s December 9 proposals on amending farm laws and clarifying
The joint secretary’s letter was in response to Pal’s email to him on December 16. Pal had informed him about the unions’ decision, rejecting the Centre’s December 9 proposals on amending farm laws and clarifying certain provisions. Pal had also requested the Centre not to defame farmers movement and stop holding parallel talks with other farmer organisations (those which are not involved in the protest against the farm laws).
Responding to Pal, Aggarwal on Sunday in his letter said, “It is not clear from your email whether it was your individual opinion or it was the consensus decision of all unions. Besides, it is also not clear as to why the government proposal (of December 9) was rejected”.
Farm laws: Haryana priest dies by suicide, says ‘sacrificing life to express anger against Centre’ BJP chief JP Nadda, meanwhile, said that farmers’ interest is always the top priority for the Narendra Modi government. Updated Dec 16, 2020 · 11:19 pm New Delhi: Farmers during their ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, at Delhi-UP border near Ghazipur in New Delhi, Thursday evening, Dec. 3, 2020. | PTI
A 65-year-old priest from Haryana, who had joined the farmers protest at the Delhi border, died by suicide. In a note, Baba Ram Singh has said that he was sacrificing his life “to express anger and pain against the government’s injustice”.
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New Delhi: As farmers from Punjab and Haryana continue to protest on the 19th day against the three new agricultural laws, farm union leaders sit on a hunger strike for one day, at the Delhi-Haryana s Singhu Border on Dec 14, 2020. (Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi: Farmer union leaders break their fast after observing a day-long hunger strike on the 19th day of their ongoing protest against the Centre s new farm laws, at Delhi-Haryana s Singhu Border on Dec 14, 2020. (Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News