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10th round of Govt-farmer talks begins seeking a solution

  •   Wed, Jan 20 2021 05:43:31 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS): The 10th round of dialogue between the government and farmers' representatives began on Wednesday here in the national capital amid expectations of a solution to end the deadlock as the protest by the farmers on the Delhi borders continued for the 56th day.

However, there is no signal from both sides so far indicating any fruitful decision to end the protest as farmers are still sticking to their demands on withdrawal of three contentious farm laws and guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP), and the government is adamant not to repeal the agriculture acts enacted in September during Monsoon Session of Parliament last year.

The meeting began at Vigyan Bhawan, the same venue where the previous nine rounds of talks have been inconclusive.

Agriculture Minister Narendra Sigh Tomar, Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce and Industries Som Parkash participated in the meeting from the side of the government.

Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal and other Ministry officials also attended the meeting.

Tomar and Goyal joined the meeting after discussing the issue with Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence.

Krantikari Kisan Union President (Punjab) Darshan Pal, Bharatiya Kisan Union's Jagjeet Singh Dalewal and Balbir Singh Rajewal, Jamhuri Kishan Sabha Punjab General Secretary Kulwant Singh, and Bharatiya Kisan Union (Uttar Pradesh) President Rakesh Tikait were among the 41 farm union leaders who took part in the meeting.

The farmers are sticking to their demand for the repeal of three new central farm laws and a legal guarantee for the procurement of crops at MSP whereas the Union government is ready to bring about amendments in these laws.

Before the meeting, Punjab farmer leader Kirpa Singh said that farmer leaders would first like to deliberate on their core demand for the repeal of the three laws during the latest talks.

Punjab-based farmer leader and Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) General Secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal said: "In the previous talks, we urged the Union government to discuss the MSP issue. We will again discuss it in this meeting as well."

He also said that the issue of "harassment" of those supporting the farmers' agitation by the National Investigation Agency would again be brought up in Wednesday's meeting.

As for differences between farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni and Shiv Kumar Sharma Kakaji, Harinder Singh said that the two had buried the hatchet and stand united.

He asserted that all farmer unions and others spearheading the farmers' movement were united and would continue the agitation till their demands were not accepted.

The farmers are demanding the repeal of The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020, and a law on procurement of crops at MSP.

The farmers have been sitting on Delhi's borders since November 26, 2020.

 
  

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 20 2021

    It is clear to the people of our country that these three farm bills was a dubious case of match fixing by Modi and Amit Shah for their crony capitalists friends like Ambani and Adani. The elaborate advance preparations , go downs, super markets, land acquisitions and other arrangements by industrialists Abmani and Adani are already in the public domain. These crony capitalists will then dominate the agriculture sector and render the farmers vulnerable and vanquished.

    The BJP Govt has made a mockery of Parlimentary Democracy by passing these Farm Bills without any discussion in the house or taken any of the stake holders into confidence. They finally passed it in the Rajya Sabha in a most deceitful manner through a voice vote just to please their Crony Capitalist friends at the expense of the Farmers.

    A Suit Boot Ki Sarkar that is totally insensitive, Callous, Indifferent, Arrogant and Autocratic that cares two hoots for the lower sections of our society including farmers. "Since Independence, it is for the first time that an arrogant government has come to power. It is not even looking at the pain and sufferings of farmers, forget about the common man,"

    If Agriculture is a State subject the why has the center passed Bills on Farm Laws on Agriculture. The passage of legislation is an act of deception, dupery and defrauding. the Central government and the Parliament never had any consultative process or examination of issues by any committee before passing the laws in question".

    the BJP government is under pressure to fill the bags of their billionaire friends. Come, support the farmers.". 'Kale Kanoon Hatao- Bharat Ke Kisan Ko Bachao'.

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Wed, Jan 20 2021

    These 41 farmers’s union leaders demands will never be same as SC chosen 3 panel members demands. So, SC should immediately cancel this panel politics and talk directly to these 41 farmers union leaders and consider thier demands. Tractor rally will go on as scheduled as the protest intensifies if govt doesn’t listen.

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