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Centre invites farmers for talks on December 30
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Farmers groups want clarity on agenda
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HARYANA, 28/12/2020. More Farmers heading towards Bahadurgarh from Haryana on Monday, even as the protest against farm law continues for over a month. ,
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Farmers groups want clarity on agenda
The Union government has invited protesting farmers’ groups to resume negotiations with a ministerial delegation on December 30. Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal sent the invitation to 40 farmers’ organisations on Monday evening, saying the Centre was committed to a “logical solution”.
Farmers groups indicated they were likely to accept the invitation, although they complained that the letter did not specifically reference their key demand for repeal of three agricultural market reform laws. “The Govt. has used vague and unspecific language, indicating its unwillingness to discuss the full agenda items proposed
Will continue to sit here if govt doesn’t accept demands: Tikait
By IANS| Published: 28th December 2020 6:37 pm IST
New Delhi, Dec 28 : With the government inviting the protesting farmers to a fresh round of talks on Wednesday, a farmers’ union leader on Monday said they will stick to their key demand for repeal of the three farm laws.
“We will participate in the meeting and seek to discuss the proposals we have made. If this goes well, we will then move to other issues, ” Bharatiya Kisan Union’s national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait told IANS.
“If they (the government) does not agree, we will hold further talks. The government will have to listen to us and take back the laws. If the government does not listen to us, we will continue sitting here,” he asserted.
All the industrial units spread across 50 areas in Delhi have been directed to switch over to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) by January 31 next year. This move is aimed at reducing the city s air quality index which has been deteriorating regularly. Considering the fact that the industrial sector is one of the major contributors to air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality management has issued notices to about 1,644 such industrial units which are running in different areas in Delhi. Though a sizeable number of industries are using PNG, the Commission stressed the need for all identified industries in Delhi to switch to PNG.
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