The stand of the farmers’ unions from the beginning has been that the Centre must repeal the laws which, they said, threatened their security as farmers and owners of lands. They alleged that the central government was standing on its prestige and that was coming in the way of finding a solution.
With no resolution in sight, the leaders of farmers’ unions have said they would consult their members on Tuesday to decide their next course of action.
Though the talks ended in a stalemate, the two sides have agreed to meet again on January 8. The farmers’ representatives would not have anything less than the repeal of the three contentious farm laws. The ministers refused to give in to the demand of the farmers to repeal the three “hastily passed laws,” insisting that they were aimed at bringing about reforms in the agriculture sector.
The Minimum Support Price, another key demand of the farmers, was not on the agenda. Their talks were mainly related to the three newly passed laws. WITH neither the central government nor the farmers unions willing to climb down from their position, the seventh round of talks between protesting unions and three central ministers to resolve the more than a month-long protest ended inconclusively on Monday. Widening gap between the central government and farmers unions
