Start on a clear slate: Chidambaram to govt forward of talks with protesting farmers

Ahead of the tenth spherical of talks between the Centre and agitating farmers, Congress chief P Chidambaram on Wednesday urged the ruling dispensation to begin afresh and preserve the previous apart.
Nine rounds of talks have taken place between the federal government and agitating farmer unions with none concrete decision, whereas the tenth spherical is scheduled to be held on Wednesday.
“‘Start on a clean slate’ is the only way forward,” Chidambaram tweeted.
“The government should offer to begin afresh and hold talks on what needs to be done and what needs to be avoided,” he mentioned.

The Congress chief additionally questioned how one might count on a constructive final result when the federal government refuses to maintain the previous apart.
“How can we expect any positive outcome when government refuses to keep the past aside and start on a clean state,” he mentioned on Twitter.
Thousands of farmers, primarily from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, are protesting on Delhi borders for nearly two months in opposition to the Centre’s three new farm legal guidelines enacted in September final yr.

The farmers have alleged these legal guidelines will finish the mandi and MSP procurement programs and depart them on the mercy of huge corporates, at the same time as the federal government has rejected these apprehensions as misplaced.