{"id":330513,"date":"2021-01-22T13:51:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=330513"},"modified":"2021-01-22T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:51:44","slug":"centre-farmers-talks-end-in-stalemate-govt-says-open-for-next-meet-if-farmers-reconsider-stay-of-18-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/centre-farmers-talks-end-in-stalemate-govt-says-open-for-next-meet-if-farmers-reconsider-stay-of-18-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre-farmers talks end in stalemate; govt says open for next meet if farmers reconsider stay of 18 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329672 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/farmer-protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/farmer-protest.jpg 680w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/farmer-protest-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/farmer-protest-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/farmer-protest-590x420.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>The 11th round of talks between the government and the farmers&#8217; union leaders ended in a stalemate on Friday as farmers stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws, even after the government proposed to hold laws for 12-18 months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The government said that it is open to the next meeting only if farmers are ready to discuss hold on farm laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said talks remained inconclusive as farmer unions said that they only want the repeal of the laws despite the govt asking for alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe asked them to reconsider our proposal as it is in the interest of farmers and the country,\u201d Tomar said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Rakesh Tikait, Spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union said that the government has offered to put the implementation of the farm laws on hold for two years and said that the next round of meeting can take place only if farmer unions are ready to accept the proposal:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">On Thursday, the protesting farmers had rejected the government\u2019s proposal to stay the implementation of the three laws for one-and-a-half years, and had reiterated their demand for a full repeal of the three legislations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Thousands of farmers have been protesting against the three farm laws on the borders of Delhi since November 26.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 11th round of talks between the government and the farmers&#8217; union leaders ended in a stalemate on Friday as farmers stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws, even after the government proposed to hold laws for 12-18 months. 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