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Farmers Tell Govt Nothing Less Than Repeal of 3 Farm Laws Acceptable, 8th Round of Talks Fail -Tarique Anwar

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The farmers’ unions also rejected the government’s proposal to take the matter to the Supreme Court saying that “this is a political matter and it will be resolved politically”.

New Delhi: “We will either die or win. We will return home only when you withdraw the (three) laws,” farmer leaders told the government in clear terms on Friday afternoon (January 8) during eighth round of talks held at Vigyan Bhawan for a resolution to the over one-month-long deadlock on the issue of the three new agricultural laws enacted by the Centre in September last year.

The meeting once again ended inconclusively with the only consensus that next round will be held on January 15.

Both sides as earlier stuck to their respective positions, with agitating farmers pressing for their demand for rollback of the legislations and the Centre asserting it is ready for amendments or any proposal other than their repeal.

The government represented by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash ruled out any possibility of complete withdrawal of the Acts, reiterating that the laws have been welcomed by a large section of farmers in other states across the country. They also asked the unions to think about the interests of the entire country.

Meanwhile, Tomar appealed for more discussion on the laws, adding that it is important to take a decision in the interest of the nation. “Talks are the way for a solution in a democracy,” Tomar told representatives of the 40 farmer unions.

However, farmers outrightly rejected the proposal and said that they are not a political party, their only demand being withdrawal of the legislations.

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