Earlier today, Tomar expected farmers to come forward to resume dialogue with the Center to resolve the stalemate over contentious laws, and urged protesting unions to set a date and time for the next round of talks.
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“I am hopeful that the farmers’ unions will discuss our request. Anything they want to add and subtract from the government’s proposal, they must tell us. We are ready for a discussion at a date and time that is convenient for them. I hope they will give us one. date and we will find a resolution. I am hopeful of a solution, “Tomar said in his speech on Kisan Diwas.
Tomar asked peasant leaders to understand the intentions of the laws and to inform the government of their objections.
Emphasizing that a solution can only be reached through dialogue, Tomar said: “History bears witness to this fact. However old and strong the protest may be, the end and the solution of a protest are only reached through of dialogue “.
Meanwhile, the protesting farmers’ unions said they are willing to talk to the government if it comes up with a concrete proposal in writing for another round of talks.
The farmers asked the government not to repeat the “nonsensical” amendments to the new laws that they have already rejected.
“We have already told the Minister of the Interior Amit shah that protesting farmers will not accept amendments, “said the peasant leader Shiv Kumar Kakka said.
“The farmers’ unions are ready to talk to the government and are waiting for the government to come to the table with an open mind,” said Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav.
All of India’s Kisan Sabha leader Hannan Molla claimed that the government wanted to tire the farmers so that the protest would end.
The government sent a draft proposal to the unions offering at least seven amendments, including a written guarantee on the Minimum Subsistence Price (MSP) system, to the three pieces of legislation that were enacted in September. However, the farmers rejected the government’s draft proposal and adhered to its demand for a complete repeal of the laws.
Thousands of farmers have been camping at various Delhi border points against the new laws for more than four weeks. At least five rounds of formal talks between the Center and protesting unions failed to break the deadlock in the laws.
(With inputs from agencies)
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