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New Delhi: The Union Government, during the 10th round of talks with farmers’ unions on Wednesday, proposed to suspend the three contentious farm laws for 18 months adding that it would also set up a joint committee to discuss the legislations.
The unions, however, did not accept the proposal and said that they will hold an internal consultation and revert on January 21.
Meanwhile, the next meeting between the parties has been set for January 22.
Speaking about the developments, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan said, as per a report by TOI, “The government proposed to suspend the farm laws for one and a half years. We rejected the proposal but since it has come from the government, we will meet tomorrow and deliberate over it.”
Kavitha Kuruganti, another farmer leader informed that the government proposed that an affidavit be submitted in the Supreme Court for suspending the three farm laws for a mutually-agreed period of time and to set up a committee regarding the same.
The farmers’ unions, however, are adamant that the government repeal the laws completely, although they will discuss the proposal and give their final decision during the next meeting.
Meanwhile, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar has expressed hope that the a solution will be arrived at in the next meeting with the farmers saying that the government “wants the agitation to end”.
(with PTI inputs)
