Farmer unions invited for talks on Dec 30, Govt says ‘committed to find logical solution’

New Delhi: The authorities on Monday wrote to protesting farmer unions inviting them for the subsequent spherical of talks on December 30 and stated it’s dedicated to discovering “logical solution” to related points with “honest intentions and open mind”.
In the letter to the farmer organisations protesting in opposition to new farm legal guidelines, Agriculture Ministry secretary Sanjay Agarwal stated the farmers of their communication to the federal government had stated that “they have always been ready to talk with an open mind”. The letter got here two days after the farmer unions stated that the federal government had been urging them for talks and proposed that the talks be held on December 29 at 11 am.
Agarwal stated within the letter that the assembly will focus on the three farm legal guidelines, the minimal help worth construction in addition to the ordinance to curb air air pollution within the Delhi-NCR area and electrical energy modification invoice.
The letter in Hindi stated that the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha had despatched an e-mail on December 26 during which it had accepted the request of talks by the federal government and knowledgeable in regards to the date and time of subsequent assembly.
“You have apprised that the farmer organisations have been ready for talks with an open mind and will remain so. The government is also committed for a logical solution of the relevant issues with honest intentions and an open mind,” the letter stated.

It stated the assembly for “an acceptable solution” might be held at on December 30 at 2 pm at Vigyan Bhawan with the ministerial committee. The farmer unions protesting in opposition to the three farm legal guidelines had on Saturday proposed holding the subsequent spherical of talks with the federal government on December 29.
They had stated the primary two factors of their agenda for talks had been modalities to repeal the three farm legal guidelines, and mechanism and process to convey a legislation for offering a authorized assure on MSP.
The farmer unions had on December 23 rejected the federal government proposal for talks, urging it to not repeat the “meaningless amendments” which have been rejected earlier than and to provide you with a concrete proposal in writing. Farmers are protesting on Delhi borders since November 26 in opposition to agriculture legal guidelines not too long ago enacted by the federal government.

They are protesting in opposition to Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. They are demanding the repeal of the three legal guidelines.
The farmer unions have held 5 rounds of talks with the federal government and attended a gathering referred to as by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.