Meeting with farmers' government: Government may propose to leave the decision to implement agricultural law on the states

The farmer movement has been 44 days. The 9th round meeting with the farmers' government is going on at Vigyan Bhawan. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, and Minister of State for Commerce Som Prakash are present in the talks on behalf of the government. Farmers stand is also clean this time. They say that all three agricultural laws should be repealed and separate laws should be made on MSP.

Decision to implement the law can be left to the states

The decision to implement agricultural laws can now be left to the state governments by the Center. Mukhi Baba Lakkha Singh of Dera Nanaksar met Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday as a mediator.

According to sources, the Union Minister told Baba Lakkha Singh that the government is now preparing a proposal, in which the state governments will be allowed to implement or not to implement the agricultural law.

It is discussed that in today's meeting, the central government can disclose this proposal to the farmers. If the farmers agree on this then the movement will be likely to end.

Updates

Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary has said that a solution will come out when every clause of the laws is discussed. The government is ready for a change in the laws. We hope to get results.

The farmers said that there is no scope to talk clause wise. In today's meeting, the government should talk about withdrawing the law.

Dera Nanaksar Mukhi discusses two and a half hours with Agriculture Minister

Dera Nanaksar is also involved in the peasant movement. Baba Lakkha Singh told about meeting with Agriculture Minister-

In about a quarter to two hours many important issues were discussed. I told the Agriculture Minister that if you do not end on any issue, can you keep those states out of the laws which are quite opposed.

Tomar agreed to this matter. He said that he is ready to talk to farmers on this issue. Those who want to implement the state law, do what they do not want to do.

Punjab meets BJP leader Amit Shah

Former ministers Surjit Singh Jeyani and Harjit Singh Grewal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday to raise concerns over deteriorating law and order over the siege and attack of BJP leaders in Punjab. First state BJP president Ashwini Sharma was attacked, then people threw a trolley full of cow dung at the house of former minister Tikshan Sood.

Only 1 out of the last 8 meetings resulted

First round: 14 October

What happened: Agriculture Secretary Narendra Singh Tomar replaced Agriculture Secretary in the meeting. Farmers' organizations boycotted the meeting. He wanted to talk to the Agriculture Minister only.

Second round: 13 November

What happened: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with farmer organizations. The conversation lasted for 7 hours but did not yield any results.

Third Round: December 1

What happened: Talked for three hours. The government suggested to form an expert committee, but the farmers' organizations remained adamant about repealing all the three laws.

Fourth round: 3 December

What happened: The conversation lasted for 7 and a half hours. The government promised that there would be no tampering of the MSP. The farmers had said that the government should cancel the three laws along with the guarantee on the MSP.

5th round: 5th December

What happened: The government agreed to give a written guarantee on MSP, but the farmers clearly said that the government should answer yes or no if the law is repealed.

6th Round: 8 December

What happened: Home Minister Amit Shah met on the day of Bharat Bandh. The next day the government proposed 22 pages, but the peasant organizations turned it down.

7th round: 30 December

What happened: Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal held a meeting with 40 representatives of farmer organizations. Differences persisted on two issues, but two were agreed upon.

8th round: 4th January

What happened: In the meeting that lasted 4 hours, the farmers were adamant on the demand for withdrawal of the law. After the meeting was over, the Agriculture Minister said that the clap rings with both hands.