{"id":329257,"date":"2020-12-05T14:50:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T14:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=329257"},"modified":"2020-12-05T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T14:50:15","slug":"talks-between-govt-farmer-leaders-end-inconclusively-next-round-on-dec-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/talks-between-govt-farmer-leaders-end-inconclusively-next-round-on-dec-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks between govt, farmer leaders end inconclusively, Next round on Dec 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329258 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/farmers-protest-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/farmers-protest-3.jpg 599w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/farmers-protest-3-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/>The fifth round of talks between government and the farmer union leaders ended inconclusively on Saturday with the latter resorting to a silent protest holding up placards that said yes or no on their key demand of repealing the three new farm laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The next meeting will take place on December 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the sources, the government asked for some more time to come up with a concrete proposal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Several farmer union leaders said they do not want anything less than the complete withdrawal of the laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Actor and Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh visited the\u00a0protesting farmers\u00a0at Singhu border today and lauded their efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Addressing farmers at Singhu border, Dosanjh said, &#8220;I have come here to listen not speak. Thank you to the farmers from Punjab and Haryana. You have created history once again.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He further said he had only one request to the Centre to fulfil the demands of farmers. \u201cEveryone is sitting here peacefully &amp; the entire country is with farmers,&#8221; he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">During the meeting, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar appealed to the farmers to send back senior citizens and children to their homes from the protest sites. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Thousands of farmers have been protesting on various borders of the national capital for the past few days, seeking repeal of three farm laws.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fifth round of talks between government and the farmer union leaders ended inconclusively on Saturday with the latter resorting to a silent protest holding up placards that said yes or no on their key demand of repealing the three new farm laws. The next meeting will take place on December 9. 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