So far, there have been 11 rounds of talks between the protesting unions and the government, but the deadlock has continued as both sides have stuck to their stand
Updated Feb 25, 2021 | 20:23 IST
On mahapanchayats being held in some states, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said anyone can organise such an event in a democratic country. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar | Photo Credit: IANS
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday reiterated that the government is ready to resume talks with protesting farmers but first the unions should respond to its offer to put the three contentious farm laws on hold for one-and-a-half years and set up a joint committee to find solutions.
The government and unions have held 11 rounds of talks, the last being on January 22, to break the deadlock and end the farmers protest. Talks have not resumed following widespread violence during a tractor rally by protesting farmers on January 26.
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In a world united by social platforms, there are no boundaries, only lasting impressions. A single voice can become, like it or not, a movement, be that #MeToo or #BlackLivesMatter. Governments don’t get to decide the direction a hashtag will take nowadays, people do. In a polarised world, India’s farmer protest is fast looking like that underdog.
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And yet, the wariness with which it is treating protesting farmers, shows it in many quarters as unfriendly and insular.
Since Independence, India, liberal and populous, has never been able to rid the China comparison. Its neighbour, less free and more populous, was always ahead of India, whose cities were never modern enough, labour never skilled enough, and ports never efficient enough.
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Akali Dal leader Majinder Sirsa on Wednesday urged the government to mark the auspicious occasion of Gurupurab by repealing the contentious farm laws. Farmers are protesting against these farm laws for almost two months on the borders of Delhi.
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Updated Jan 21, 2021 | 00:15 IST
A committee appointed by the Supreme Court to deliberate on issues related to the three new farm laws held its first meeting on January 19, 2021. Farmers stage a protest at Singhu border during their Delhi Chalo march against the Centre s new farm laws | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: Farmer unions and the Central government on Wednesday held the tenth round of talks over the three farm laws during which Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar proposed to hold the implementation of the legislations for a year and a half.
The Centre also proposed to submit an affidavit in Supreme Court for suspending the three laws for a mutually-agreed period and set up a committee.