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The impasse over farm laws likely to go on till May -Sayantan Bera

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The farmers’ agitation at Delhi’s doorstep against laws enacted by the Centre hits the four-month mark on Friday. A Supreme Court-appointed committee has just submitted its report on the issue. Can the warring sides arrive at a resolution any time soon? Mint explores

The farmers’ agitation at Delhi’s doorstep against laws enacted by the Centre hits the four-month mark on Friday. A Supreme Court-appointed committee has just submitted its report on the issue. Can the warring sides arrive at a resolution any time soon? Mint explores.

* Why is a resolution proving to be elusive?

During the last round of talks held on 22 January, the federal government made it clear to farmer unions that it can only water down the reform laws by diluting some clauses and urged farmers to take up the government’s offer to suspend the laws for up to 18 months. Farmer representatives, however, rejected both the proposals and maintained that the laws will have to go, leading to a breakdown in the talks. The impasse took a bitter turn when a tractor march in the national capital on the Republic Day turned violent. The two parties have not seen eye-to-eye since.

* When are the talks likely to resume?

At a political level, the BJP-led government is busy with assembly polls in five states, including a high stakes battle of the ballot in West Bengal. After the election results are announced on 2 May, it may reach out to the farmer unions again, but its tone and tenor may hinge on its performance in the elections. From mid-April onwards, farmers will also have a tough job at hand balancing the winter harvest season from mid-April till early May while maintaining their foothold at the protest sites along Delhi border. As such, the talks are unlikely to resume before May.

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