Farmers Stir Shows Modi Govt Doesn t Know How to Deal With Anger Spilling on Streets
A government used to thali-beating and lamp-lighting obedient bhakts has no understanding of how to deliver justice to India s marginalised people, protesting in a democratic manner.Â
Nihangs ride a tractor during farmers ongoing agitation over the new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Photo: PTI.
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There is no hope of an early breakthrough even after more than 50 days of sit-in on the outskirts of Delhi and nine rounds of dialogue between agitating farmers and the Centre for the repeal of three controversial farming laws.
Farmer union tells SC to disband negotiation committee, appoint neutral members who can do the job In an affidavit, it also sought dismissal of a plea file by the Centre seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor march which seeks to disrupt the gathering and celebrations of Republic Day on 26 January FP Staff January 16, 2021 21:50:39 IST Representational image. PTI
A farmer union requested the Supreme Court on Saturday to remove the remaining three members of the committee it had set up to resolve the impasse over the three contentious farm laws, and select people who can do the job on the basis of mutual harmony .
Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal, Som Parkash begin 9th round of talks with 40 farmer leaders The Supreme Court had on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three laws and appointed a four-member panel to resolve the impasse Union railway minister Piyush Goyal, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and BJP MP Som Prakash at a meeting with representatives of various farmer unions over the Centre s farm reform laws, in New Delhi. PTI
New Delhi: The ninth round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers got underway here on Friday afternoon to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on the three new agricultural laws.
Farmer protests: Ninth round of talks ends, next meet on 19 Jan; govt urges unions to form informal grouping Meanwhile, the Congress party shored up its attack against the Centre over the issue, with Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi leading protests in New Delhi FP Staff January 15, 2021 19:25:38 IST Representational image of farmers protest. AP
The ninth round of talks between the Centre and protesting farmers also ended inconclusively, with another round scheduled to be held on 19 January.
Protesting farmer unions stuck to their demand for a complete repeal of the three contentious farm laws at their ninth round of talks with three central ministers, but the government asked them to be more flexible in their approach and expressed willingness for necessary amendments.
Farmer unions and opposition parties too had raised doubts over the composition of the panel, insisting that its members have been in favour of the three laws in the past. The panel is due to hold its first meeting on 19 January