Just a comma, no full-stop yet! Modi govt hold farm laws for next 18 months
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New Delhi, January 21: Catering to the need of hour, yet definitely not bowing down to the farmers pressure, the Modi government on Wednesday offered to suspend the implementation of the three contentious farm laws for up to 18 months as they continue talks with the agitating farmers to address their concerns over the reforms.
Addressing the press meet in the capital after the meeting, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that during discussion, the Government has proposed to the farmer Unions that the implementation of Farm laws should be kept on hold for a period of one to one and half years. He said, during this time representatives of farmer Unions and the Government can discuss all issues related to the farmers’ agitation so that an appropriate solution can be arrived at.
"During the talks the representatives of the farmer unions said that they will discuss the Government’s proposal in detail and will come for dialogue tomorrow", he added. The Agriculture Minister also reiterated that the farm laws are going to bring about revolutionary change in the life of farmers and in the agriculture sector.
"The Government is committed to protecting the welfare of farmers and no one can take the farmer's land away from them. Clause wise discussion of the farm laws can take place for the talks to be meaningful and farmer Unions can also give alternatives other than repeal of the laws. We are committed to continuing the dialogue process with an open mind and a pure intention", he noted.
किसान संगठनों के प्रतिनिधियों के साथ चर्चा के पश्चात मीडिया से वार्ता...https://t.co/E5Yftn3nhI
— Narendra Singh Tomar (@nstomar) January 20, 2021
During the meeting, farmer leaders also raised the issue of NIA notices being served to some farmers, claiming that it was a move to harass those backing the agitation. Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are camping on the borders of Delhi since November 26 protesting against the three farm laws which they claim would put farmers at the mercy of big businessmen and end the minimum support price (MSP regime).
In the last round of talks, the government had asked protesting farmers to prepare a concrete proposal about their objections and suggestions on the three farm laws for further discussion at their next meeting to end the long-running protest. But, unions stuck to their main demand of a complete repeal of the three Acts.
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