Govt-farmers talks stay inconclusive, subsequent assembly on Jan 19

New Delhi: The ninth spherical of talks between the protesting farmers and the central authorities remained inconclusive and the following spherical of talks might be held January 19.
The talks had been held at Vigyan Bhawan. Ahead of the talks, farmer unions once more pressed their demand to repeal the three latest farm legal guidelines.
“Government needs to devise a plan to scrap the three laws and give legal guarantee for minimum support price,” Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait stated.

Our calls for of repealing of the three farm legal guidelines & MSP assure stay. We is not going to go to the Committee constituted by the Supreme Court. We’ll speak to Central Government solely: Rakesh Tikait, BKU spokesperson pic.twitter.com/SihCfAMSqM
— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2021

As the ninth spherical of talks between farmers and the Central authorities over farm legal guidelines remained inconclusive on Friday, nationwide spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Rakesh Tikait stated the farmers is not going to go to the Committee constituted by the Supreme Court, they’ll speak to Centre solely.
“Our demands of repealing of the three farm laws and MSP (minimum support price) guarantee remain. We will not go to the Committee constituted by the Supreme Court. We’ll talk to Central government only,” stated Tikait after the assembly ended.
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday stayed the implementation of three farm legal guidelines till additional orders and fashioned a four-member committee.

Harpal Singh Sangha, Azad Kissan Committee, informed reporters, “Not even a single issue was resolved in today’s talk as well. The Centre said it will talk about MSP later on.”
The subsequent spherical of talks might be held on January 19.
Meanwhile, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stated the Centre is constructive to achieve an answer via talks.

Today’s talks with farmers unions weren’t decisive. We will maintain talks once more on nineteenth January. We are constructive to achieve an answer via talks. The authorities is anxious concerning the farmers protesting in chilly situations: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar pic.twitter.com/izobQHE7B5
— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2021

“Today’s talks with farmers’ unions were not decisive. We will hold talks again on 19th January. We are positive to reach a solution through talks. The government is concerned about the farmers protesting in cold conditions,” he added.
Farmers have been protesting on the totally different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26 towards the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines – 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.