Leaders of farmer organisations on Friday asked the government to show a ‘positive attitude’ in subsequent round of talks, scheduled on January 4, to address their two crucial demands — repeal of 3 farm laws and legally assured minimum help value (MSP). In the absence of such an method by the government, the predicament may possibly “go out of control”, they warned.
“It looks like the government is taking farmers’ protest lightly. The patience of farmers is waning,” mentioned Yudvir Singh of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), which is aspect of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (United Farmers’ Front) spearheading the present agitation.
The probabilities of a option to the prolonged agitation by farmers at the border of the national capital and elsewhere brightened for the initially time on December 30 right after the government accepted two of the 4 demands raised by 40 farmer unions. However, a challenging-line stand on Friday by farmers may possibly derail the procedure of talks even as agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar hoped for a satisfactory resolution in the new year.
Outlining the agitation strategy, Yogendra Yadav, a member of Samyukta Kisan Morcha mentioned “if the result of the next round of talks is not satisfactory, a tractor march will be held on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal highway on January 6. Besides, the farmers gathered at the Shahjahanpur border of Rajasthan and Haryana would also continue their march to Delhi from a pre-announced date.” Farmer leaders also mentioned that they have currently rejected the government’s suggestion to set up an professional committee to weigh the ramifications of a legally mandated MSP program.
There are thousands of farmers gathered on the Rajasthan and Haryana border considering that about a month right after Haryana government place barricades on the highway connecting Jaipur with Delhi. Some of the protesting farmers on Thursday attempted to break the barricade and proceed to Delhi which was controlled by the leaders present. The leaders persuaded the farmers to wait for the subsequent round of talks.
According to the choice conveyed by the government right after the December 30 talks, farmers would be kept outdoors the ambit of air pollution Ordinance, which means no stiff penalties will be imposed on them for stubble burning. Also, the present electrical energy subsidy program for irrigation, exactly where the farmers spend at hugely subsidised prices, will continue, so farmers will not have to spend the complete price and then get the subsidy at bank accounts by way of the direct advantage transfer program.
While assuring that procurement and market place of agricultural create on MSP will continue as just before, Tomar had recommended that a committee could be formed to resolve the distinction amongst MSP of agricultural create and their market place rates.
Expressing the hope that the subsequent round of talks will create a option to the vexed situation, Tomar mentioned: “I hope that in the new year, solutions would be found. The remaining issues will be discussed in the next round of talks and I hope there will be an agreement between government and farmer unions:”