Centre-farmers’ unions next round of meet uncertain
“When the committee has been mandated to find out the problems farmers have with the contentious laws, how can a parallel meeting with the agriculture minister be fruitful?” stated a senior agriculture ministry official.
The authorities has categorically refused to provide in to the farmers’ demand of repealing the three farm legal guidelines deregulating the sale of crops. However, the protesting farmers’ unions have stated they might not seem earlier than the panel arrange by the apex court docket on Tuesday and alleged that in any case the panel comprised solely identified pro-laws consultants. “Farmer unions are not willing to settle on anything less than repealing the laws, which the government can’t do. So, even if talks happen, it would be a futile exercise,” stated the official.
The authorities has nothing extra to supply to the farmers’ unions, stated the official. “We had proposed amendments to the laws on the basis of preliminary discussions, but the unions turned down the proposal. Now we are preparing to present our arguments in support of laws before the committee. We will take a call on whatever the committee decides,” he stated.
SC has directed the committee to begin working inside 10 days and submit a report inside two months of the primary sitting.
“Farmers’ unions may present their grievances before the committee, which will then hear us out before submitting the report,” stated the official.
Meanwhile, the minister of state for agriculture, Kailash Choudhary, urged the farmers’ unions to seem earlier than the committee. “The committee is fair. Protesting farmers should trust the Supreme Court. I don’t know who they trust. They don’t trust the government. They don’t trust the farmers supporting the laws, and now they don’t trust the committee,” he stated.
