By The Centre on weekday has aforesaid it’s invited farmers’ unions from geographical region for the second spherical of ministerial talks on December three to resolve variations over the new agriculture laws.
The meeting comes when farmer leaders ordered a condition for one more central ministerial meeting whereas line of work off their ‘rail roko’ agitation in geographical region on Monday and raised the nearly two-month-long blockade, permitting beginning of solely product trains.
Speaking to PTI, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said: “We have known as the representatives of over thirty farmer organisations for the second spherical of debate on December three at Vigyan Bhawan at eleven am.”
The secretary has sent the invite to the farmer bodies on behalf of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Food Minister Piyush Goyal is additionally expected to be gift within the meeting.
Officials from Food and Agriculture Departments of the geographical region government have additionally been invited for the talks.
The first spherical of talks was persevered November thirteen however it remained inconclusive, with each side sticking out to their ground.
Punjab farmers are rigorous the repeal of the new farm laws and replace them with another set of laws framed when wider consultation with stakeholders. They additionally demanded a guarantee on the MSP front, as they claimed that these new laws might cause the top of minimum support costs (MSP) acquisition, that the Centre has denied.
When asked concerning their demand on MSP, the secretary said: “Earlier laws, too, didn’t have any mention of MSP. Even the new agri-laws don’t mention it. MSP is mentioned solely within the National Food Security Act (NFSA) that has not been modified. until Public Distribution System (PDS) is there, MSP can continue.”
“The Prime Minister has additionally declared this and even the Union Agriculture Minister has aforesaid in Parliament that MSP can continue,” he added. “We have explained very well to farmer unions concerning this issue. Hopefully, we are going to resolve the difficulty with them at the December three meeting,” he noted.
