The eighth round of talks between the protesting farmers' representatives and the government concluded on Friday with the Centre remaining firm on its stance that the three farm laws cannot be repealed.
The next round of talks between farmers and the Government over the three farm laws has been scheduled for January 15 after the 8th round ended without any conclusion on Thursday.
The next round of talks between farmers and the Government over the three farm laws has been scheduled for January 15 after the 8th round ended without any conclusion on Thursday.
We wanted farmer unions to discuss three laws clause-wise. We could not reach any solution as farmer union remained adamant on the repeal of the laws: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
Ahead of the crucial seventh round of talks with protesting farmer unions, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has exuded confidence of achieving a breakthrough.
Union Railways Minister PiyushGoyal and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar were seen eating food with farmer leaders at VigyanBhawan in Delhi on December 30.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday urged Punjab farmers to end their protest and come forward to hold discussions with the government to resolve the deadlock over the three new farm laws.
Farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi's borders demanding the repeal of the three farm laws.
A delegation of 60 farmers belonging to Kisan Majdoor Sangh, Baghpat met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. They met him at Krishi Bhavan in Delhi on December 24.
Shiv Kumar Kakka, national president, Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh, said that the government should first create a conducive atmoshphere before proceeding for next level of talks.
Farmer unions protest at Delhi border points for more nearly four weeks are likely to hold a meet today to decide on the Centre's fresh offer for talks on the new farm laws.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar meets representatives of two farmers' bodies Sangarsh Samithi and India Kisan Union which are supporting Centre's three farm laws in New Delhi
Farmer unions protesting against the 3 farm laws on Saturday said they will decide their next course of action in the next two-three days after the Supreme Court earlier this week pointed out it was thinking of setting up an "impartial and independent" panel of agriculture experts and peasants' unions to resolve the deadlock.
Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar at latter's residence in Delhi on December 19. "I believe that the talk could be held in the next 2-3 days.
There can be a way out for the next round of talks between the government and farmer unions protesting against the Centre's new farm laws in a day or two, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said after meeting Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday.
Narendra Singh Tomar asserted that the three new farm laws are beneficial for farmers and the government is ready to give a written assurance that the MSP and mandi system will continue.
The government has maintained that the new laws will bring farmers better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar wrote an open letter to farmers in a bid to clear confusion over the three farm laws as the faremrs protest entered 22nd day on Thursday.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the MSP and APMC mandis will continue and the government is ready to give a written assurance in this regard.
The Krantikari Kisan Union has written a letter to the Centre wherein it has asked not to engage with other farmers' organisations. Its president Darshan Pal said that the union has already rejected the government's proposals sent on December 5 to amend the farm laws.
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