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Home / News / India News / Protesting farmers are 'open to talks' but want concrete proposal
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Protesting farmers are 'open to talks' but want concrete proposal

Protesting farmers are 'open to talks' but want concrete proposal
Written by Shalini Ojha
Dec 24, 2020, 08:56 pm 3 min read
Protesting farmers are 'open to talks' but want concrete proposal

Farmers, protesting at the borders of Delhi for nearly a month now, have replied to the Centre saying they are not averse to talks but the government should come up with a concrete proposal. They claimed dialogue will only restart if a repeal of three agricultural reforms is being considered. They added another demand for revising production cost which will eventually increase MSP.

Letter
Government was asked to not repeat 'meaningless amendments'

On Wednesday at the Singhu border, Swaraj India's Yogendra Yadav read out the letter sent to the Centre. "We urge the government not to repeat those meaningless amendments which we have already rejected, but to come up with a concrete proposal in writing, so that can be made an agenda and the process of negotiation can be started as soon as possible," he said.

Quote
'We have been listening to same amendments since December 5'

"We are waiting for the government to proceed with an open mind and clean intentions. We have been listening to the same set of amendments since December 5. We have told them that we don't want these amendments," Yadav added.

Demands
Now, farmers want a draft legalizing MSP

Reading out the letter sent to Vivek Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Yadav said the government failed to give a concrete assurance on MSP. "If the government sends a draft legalizing MSP, we will accept," he claimed. The farmers were also miffed with the fact that the government was talking to organizations not linked with the agitation.

Demand
Farmers want 'daam' not 'daan'

Upping their ante against the Centre, the farmers asked why nothing was mentioned about the Essential Commodities Act and why no clarity was given on the Electricity Bill, 2020. Further, farmers' leaders emphasized that they didn't want "daan" (charity) but "daam" (money). In the reply, the farmers also said the Centre's response to the previous letters did not make them happy.

Details
Farmers lambasted Centre for trying to portray them as 'separatists'

Additionally, the farmers slammed the government's attempts of trying to portray them as "separatists." This response was in connection to the letter written by Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar last week, wherein he asserted that those who were stopping the supply chain for soldiers weren't "farmers." The letter, also shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tried to explain how these laws will benefit farmers.

Looking back
Five rounds of talks failed to end the deadlock

To recall, the Centre and farmers' unions have spoken five times but that didn't yield results. The government has also said it was ready to give an assurance about MSPs in writing, but the latest letter reveals farmers want more than that. Earlier, Tomar, who is leading the dialogue from the Centre's side, said reforms in the agricultural sector will continue.

Plans
Tomorrow, PM Modi is slated to speak to farmers

Meanwhile, as a part of the Centre's mega outreach program, PM Modi will speak to farmers tomorrow and will also release the next tranche of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. A payment of Rs. 18,000 crore is expected to be released. He plans to discuss the advantages of the three laws with farmers and also take feedback from them on the ground realities.

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A mathematics graduate, I handle the national desk. Always looking for items to read, I started off as an entertainment beat writer and made the switch three years into my career. My talents include breaking news and being on top of trending topics.
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