8th round of Govt-farmer talks begins, seeking to resolve impasse

Amid the ongoing farmers protest the eighth round of dialogue between the government and 41 farm union representatives began here on Friday with both sides hoping for a successful conversation to yield results and end the over oneandahalfmonth deadlockThe government began the talks signalling an outcome of positive results from the meeting while the farmers threatened to intensify the stir if their demand to repeal three contentious farm laws is not fulfilledSo far there is no official assurance from both sides if they will choose another way to end the impasse and they are still stiking to their pointsThe meeting began at Vigyan Bhawan in the presence of Agriculture Minister Narendra Sigh Tomar Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce and Industries Som Parkash from the governments side Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal and other Ministry officials also attended the meetingKrantikari Kisan Union President Punjab Darshan Pal Bharatiya Kisan Unions Jagjeet Singh Dalewal and Balbir Singh Rajewal Jamhuri Kishan Sabha Punjab General Secretary Kulwant Singh and Bharatiya Kisan Union Uttar Pradesh President Rakesh Tikait were among the 41 farm union leaders who partipated in the meetingFarmer leader Gurbaksa Singh Barnala said that the farmers will intensify the stir and enter Delhi on Republic Day if their demands are not met There is no way forward but to repeal the three lawsAfter seven rounds of inconclusive talks the government hopes this meeting will be decisive to end the agitation against three contentious new agricultural legislations enacted in September during the Monsoon Session of Parliament The repeal of these laws is the principal demand of the farmers on which they are adamantUnion Ministers Tomar and Goyal met senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah before the fresh round of talks began expressing the hope that a resolution will come out in the meetingIn a tweet MoS Som Parkash earlier said Hopeful that the Jan 8 talks will yield results end stirThe meeting agenda according to the government includes modalities for the repeal of the three Central farm acts and mechanisms to be adopted to make remunerative MSP Minimum Support Price recommended by the National Farmers Commission into a legally guaranteed entitlement for all farmers and all agricultural commoditiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever