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                      Breaking POint:






                    farmers movement likely to




           grow as talks make no progress







           Unions says farmers would withdraw the Republic Day tractor parade if the Supreme Court orders




        Our Bureau
        New Delhi

                 s the ninth round of
                 talks between farmers
        Aand the Central govern-
        ment over farm laws remained
        inconclusive on Friday, nation-
        al spokesperson of Bhartiya
        Kisan Union (BKU) Rakesh
        Tikait said the farmers will not
        go to the Committee constitut-
        ed by the Supreme Court, they
        will talk to Centre only.
            “Our demands of repealing
        of the three farm laws and MSP
        (minimum support price) guar-
        antee remain. We will not go to
        the Committee constituted by
        the Supreme Court. We’ll talk
        to  Central  government  only,”
        said Tikait after the meeting
        ended.
            The Supreme Court had on
        Tuesday stayed the implemen-           Farmers shout slogans during a protest against the newly passed farm law at Singhu Border in New Delhi on
        tation of three farm laws until                                                    Saturday. (ANI)
        further orders and formed a
        four-member committee.               about the farmers protesting in  of India, how they will hear all            Sardar Bhupinder Singh
            Harpal Singh Sangha, Azad        cold conditions,” he added.         the farmers on equal parame- Mann, former MP and Nation-
        Kissan Committee, told report-          Meanwhile, Bharatiya Ki- ters when they already support- al President of BKU, one of
        ers,  “Not  even  a  single  issue   san Union (Lok Shakti) on  ed these three farm laws,” the  the members of the commit-
        was resolved in today’s talk as      Saturday  filed  its  reply  before  reply filed by BKUL stated.         tee constituted by the Supreme
        well. The Centre said it will talk   the Supreme Court against the           It requested the Apex Court  Court,  has  already  recused
        about MSP later on.”                 committee constituted by the  for passing its direction to re- himself, the BKUL stated.
            The next round of talks will     Apex Court to look into the  move all these three members                    Earlier, Samyukta Kisan
        be held on January 19.               farmers’ issue. The union had  from the committee and ap- Morcha, the platform of pro-
            Meanwhile, Union Agricul-        filed the plea in the Apex Court  point those persons who make  testing farm unions, on Friday
        ture Minister Narendra Singh         seeking repeal of the three  the report on the basis of mu- claimed that more farmers
        Tomar said the Centre is posi-       farm laws.                          tual harmony, who can think  from other states are scheduled
        tive to reach a solution through        “It  is  important  to  pertain  fully  about  the  interest  of  the  to join the ongoing farmers’
        talks. “Today’s talks with farm-     here with great regret that the  farmers of India with impartial- protests at and around Delhi
        ers’ unions were not decisive.       principle of natural justice is  ity, trust, goodwill, and appoint  borders.
        We will hold talks again on 19th     going to be violated by appoint- neutral and impartial personal-             Farmer union leader Dar-
        January. We are positive to          ing these persons as members  ities of the country, not related  shan Pal said in a release, “We
        reach a solution through talks.      of the committee. Members ap- to any political party, read the  have already rejected even the
        The government is concerned          pointed by the Supreme Court  reply by the BKUL.                            Continued on next page... >>


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