The bonhomie between the government and the unions had been visibly reduced compared to the last meeting on December 30, during which the ministers participated in the langar brought for farmers by the Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee of Delhi. This did not happen this time, as the farmers sat on …
Read More »Three union ministers and 40 farm leaders huddle over central farm laws
Three Union ministers, Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Prakash, and 40 agricultural leaders began the sixth round of talks on Wednesday afternoon on a series of demands by agricultural unions, including the repeal of three agricultural laws, in Vigyan Bhawan from Delhi. According to one official, Agriculture Minister …
Read More »Government calls farmers to talks on 4-point agenda on December 30 | India News
NEW DELHI: Responding to turmoil agricultural unions” proposed talks on a four-point agenda, the Center on Monday he invited them to a debate on all the issues on December 30, saying he was committed to finding “logical solutions” to the relevant issues that could be acceptable to all. Although the …
Read More »In the conversations of the Center-farmers, at the table before the second round: fine for stubble, MSP, electricity subsidy
Written by P Vaidyanathan Iyer | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 6:55:59 am Farmers gathered at the Singhu border of New Delhi. As the Center prepares to sit across the table with 35 farmer groups at 12 noon in Vigyan Bhawan on Thursday for the second round of …
Read More »‘Ready to address farmers’ concerns’: Government ahead of second meeting with agricultural union leaders amid stalemate
As the farmers’ protest entered its seventh day, the government on Wednesday reiterated its intention to address concerns raised by agricultural union leaders, representing protesting farmers from Punjab and Haryana, on December 3 in Vigyan Bhawan. “I appeal to farmers that the laws are of interest to them and the …
Read More »Meeting between farmer leaders, government inconclusive; next round on December 3
The meeting between the leaders of farmers agitating against farm laws and the government on Tuesday was inconclusive and another round of talks will take place on Thursday. The Union’s agriculture minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, said the meeting with representatives of the protesting farmers was “good” and that the next …
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