Talks with government fail 120 per cent, no results: Farmers

If Supreme Court orders not to hold tractor rally in Delhi on 26th, agitation will continue: Tikait

New delhi date. Friday, January 15, 2020

The ninth round of talks was held between the agitating farmers and the central government demanding repeal of the three agricultural laws, though as usual, no solution was reached this time.

The government has now asked the farmers to form an informal group for whatever your demands are which can come up with a strong proposal. Now the next 10th round meeting will be held on 19th January. The farmers said the talks had failed 120 per cent.

The farmers were adamant in their demands for repeal of agricultural laws even at this meeting. After the meeting with the farmers, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government wanted a negotiated solution and completion of the farmers' agitation. There was no solution in today's conversation but it remained cordial.

At the same time, the government told the farmers what is your most important issue and by resolving which issue do you want to end this movement? In response the farmers said that our main badge issue is to repeal the laws and the other issue is to give a legal guarantee of support price. You have to complete both of these points. Until then the movement will continue.

After the farmers' reply, the government said that we will now talk to you on the 19th. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait, on the other hand, said that the farmers' leaders at the meeting had made it clear that the committee constituted by the Supreme Court was not acceptable to them as most of its members had already endorsed the laws. Farmers' organizations and the government have decided that the talks will continue and a solution will be found through it.

Even in today's meeting, the government said that we will not take back these laws, but we are ready to do research. When the farmers also said that the laws must be repealed, nothing less should be done. The government said most of the farmers were in favor of the law, while the farmers were told at the meeting that protests were still taking place in the country. Which shows that farmers are not happy with the law.

"We proposed to the government that one of the three laws be repealed by the government to amend the Essential Commodities Act, to which the agriculture minister did not respond," the farmers said. "If the Supreme Court orders, we will not hold a tractor rally in Delhi on January 26," said Tikait, a farmer leader.

But we will remove the need some other day. On the other hand, Indian National Lok Dal leader Abhay Chautala, an MLA from Ellenabad, resigned to support the farmers' demand. He also announced to reach the Indus border on the 19th by holding a tractor rally all over Haryana.

Where they will sit with the farmers and demonstrate against the three agricultural laws. Chautala has sent his resignation to the Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and said that if the government does not accept the demands of the farmers on the 26th, he should accept my resignation on the 27th.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi staged a rally in support of the farmers, which was also joined by Priyanka Gandhi. A large number of police convoys were rocked with water cannons in Delhi to stop the rally. However, Rahul and Priyanka ended the rally in between. And avoided going ahead with the intention of not causing further friction.