Farmer leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Ashok Dhole, Shiv Kumar Kakka, Gurnam Singh Chaduni, and Yudhveer Singh are members of this committee. Notably, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is not included in it.
Despite the prime minister's surprise announcement, farmer leaders have maintained the protesters won't budge until the three contentious laws are formally repealed in Parliament.
Farmers took the national centrestage on Tuesday as their call for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ to push for a repeal of the new agri laws disrupted life in myriad ways with shops closed, transport affected and protesters squatting on roads and train tracks.
After more than four hours of discussions with three union ministers and senior officials, farmer leaders said the government sought more time for internal consultations to present a final proposal in the next meeting to resolve the issue.
Farm leaders and the government on Saturday held the fifth round of talk, to end the deadlock over the new farm laws, however, the talks remained inconclusive once again. It was decided by all the stake holders that the next meeting will be held on December 9.
The fourth round of talks between the Centre and farmer leaders over the new farm laws concluded on Thursday without any breakthrough.
Centre offers to amend new farm laws but farmer leaders stick to demand for repeal. Watch Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma for more details.
The fourth round of talks between the Centre and farmer leaders over the new farm laws concluded on Thursday without any breakthrough. The meeting that lasted for over 7 hours, saw discussions over various concerns raised by the farmers concerning the three agriculture laws. Though the meeting remained inconclusive, Union Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar once again assured farmers that Minimum Support Price (MSP) will not be ended. The next meeting will be held on December 5 (Saturday) at 2 pm.
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