NEW DELHI: The Government’s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months.
Unlike the last 10 rounds of talks, the 11th round could not even reach a decision on the next date for the meeting as the government also hardened its position saying it is ready to meet again once the unions agree to discuss the suspension proposal. This followed a big climbdown made by the Centre during the last round when they offered to suspend the laws and form a joint committee to find solutions.
Round 11: Will not agree to anything other than repeal of the laws: Farmer unions tell Modi govt
Round 11: Will not agree to anything other than repeal of the laws: Farmer unions tell Modi govt
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January 22, 2021
New Delhi, Jan 22: Farmer unions on Friday told the government they want a complete repeal of three contentious farm laws even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months, as the two sides met for their 11th round of talks to resolve the nearly-two-month long deadlock.
In the last round of meetings held on Wednesday, the government had offered to put on hold the three laws and set up a joint committee to find solutions. However, after internal consultations on Thursday, the farmer unions decided to reject the offer and stick to their two major demands the repeal of the three laws and a legal guarantee of the minimum support price (MSP).
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Farmers leaders at Vigyan Bhavan for talks with Centre on new farm laws.
The government s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws. Farmers feel the new laws are pro-corporate and want a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months. The government has asked farmers to consider its proposal of putting the laws on hold for 1 to 1.5 years and communicate its response. The 11th round of talks ended once again with no conclusion being reached.Â
Govt-farmers talks hit roadblock
Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar during the 11th round of talk with farmers’ representatives in New Delhi on Friday. (UNI)
NEW DELHI, Jan 22: The Government’s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock today as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months.
Unlike the last 10 rounds of talks, the 11th round could not even reach a decision on the next date for the meeting as the Government also hardened its position saying it is ready to meet again once the unions agree to discuss the suspension proposal. This followed a big climbdown made by the Centre during the last round when they offered to suspend the laws and form a joint committee to find solutions.
Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar speaks to media after the 11th round of talks with the farmers unions at Vigyan Bhavan on Friday. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Som Parkash are also seen.
NEW DELHI: The 11th round of negotiations between the protesting farmers and the government on Friday broke down with both the sides not ready to climb down from their respective positions. While the farmers remained adamant on repeal of the three agri laws, the government asked them to consider their offer of suspending the implementation of the Acts up one-and-a-half years. For the first time, no date has been fixed for the next round of talks.