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NATION JANUARY 01, 2021 | The Indian Eye 10

Farmers agitation

one steP forward,

two stePs baCkward

Industry group, academics urge an end to the protest against new farm bills

Our Bureau
New Delhi

mid the start of a new
decade, the agitation of
Athe farmers against the
three new farm laws has entered
the 37th day on Friday. The
sixth round of talks between
the Union government and the
farmers’ unions took place on
Wednesday. While a consensus
was reached on issues related to
the environment and Electrici-
ty Act, the deadlock continued
on the two main demands, legal
assurance on Minimum Sup-
port Price (MSP) and complete
rollback of the three farm laws.
The next round of talks will take
place on January 4. “All three
new farm laws should be taken
back,” demanded Sukhwinder
Singh, a member of Kisan Maz-
door Sangharsh Committee.
“We will intensify the agita-
tion, if there is no solution on Farmers sit next to a bonfire to keep themselves warm on a cold winter day during a protest against farm laws in
January 4,” he added. Ghaziabad border, in new Delhi on Friday. (ani)
The government told farmer
leaders during the meeting on agenda. two of the four issues that were er Singh on Friday greeted
Wednesday that a committee Bharatiya Kisan Union on the agenda for talks between the people on New Year, with
could be formed to deliberate (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh protesting farmers and central hopes and prayers of early res-
on their demands. During dis- Tikait had earlier hit out at the ministers on Wednesday. olution of the problems of the
cussions, the government told opposition saying the opposi- While Krantikari Kisan peacefully protesting farmers.
farmer leaders that a commit- tion was weak and are not sup- Union President Darshan Pal Congratulating the farmers
tee could be formed to delib- porting the cause as they should. said, “There is still a deadlock for continuing to exercise their
erate on the farmers’ demands “This is the reason farmers have over three farm laws being democratic and Constitution-
regarding the three farm laws. had to come on the roads. The scrapped. We could not reach al right to protest in a peaceful
A meeting between the Union government doesn’t fear them. a consensus with them on MSP. manner, the Chief Minister said
government and farmer leaders They should sit in pitched tents On issue of stubble burning, the they had won the hearts of the
concluded at Vigyan Bhawan and stage protests on roads government agreed to exclude people worldwide with their be-
in Delhi on Wednesday with against the farm laws,” Tikait farmers from fine. On the elec- haviour.
Union Agriculture Minister said. tricity issue, the government has On the same day, ASSO-
Narendra Singh Tomar stating But, a consensus was taken back Power Bill 2020.” CHAM President Vineet Agar-
that a consensus was reached reached on stubble burning and On Friday, Punjab Chief wal has written to Punjab Chief
on two out of four issues on the safeguarding power subsidies, Minister Captain Amarind- Continued on next page... >>

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