Centre-farmers Talk

The borders around Delhi are likely to witness a showdown again from Wednesday as protesting farmers have rejected the government's proposals on their demands.

Amid the ongoing standoff between protesting farmers and security personnel at the Punjab-Haryana border, a panel of three Union ministers is set to engage in another round of talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh today.

The eleventh round of talks between the centre and farmers protesting the agriculture laws ended Friday evening as the previous ten - in a stalemate - with farmers refusing once more to accept the centre's proposal to put the laws on hold for 18 months

The BJP on Tuesday accused the Congress of working to scuttle the ongoing talks between the government and farmer unions, hitting back at the opposition party's leader Rahul Gandhi over his attack on the PM Modi dispensation over farm laws and national security.

Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar today said most farmers are in favour of the farm laws and the government will hold the next round of discussion on this on Tuesday. The farm laws were put on hold by the Supreme Court earlier this week amid a 50-day protest by farmers at the borders of Delhi. Saying it was "extremely disappointed" by the ...

Protesting farmer leaders today said they will attend the ninth round of talks with the government amid indication that it may be last such meeting with the Centre, but added that they don't have much hope as they will not settle for anything less than the repeal of the contentious farm laws.

The government's ninth round of negotiations with protesting farmer unions will take place as scheduled tomorrow and the Centre is hopeful of a positive discussion, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said today.

The deadlock over the repeal of the contentious farm laws persisted, with the Centre and the farmers unable to get on the same page in the seventh round of discussions. Sources said the government had proposed to discuss the farmers' demand for a legal guarantee for support price of crops, but the farmers' union leaders insisted on discussing the r...

Ahead of the next round of talks between the Centre and the agitating farmers, the Congress on Monday said it would be a "true test of nationalism", and warned no government can face the wrath of farmers "who believe they are being deceived".

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to the Centre to accept all the demands of the protesting farmers and repeal the three farm laws.

The seventh round of talks between the Centre and the protesting farmers is being heldwith two key issues still on board -- the repeal of the three agriculture laws and giving legal status to the minimum support price guarantee in the next round of talks. The farmers, camping out at the Delhi borders amid the bitter cold and rains, have warned that...

The government on Sunday asked protesting farmer unions to specify their concerns over its earlier proposal of amendments in the new agri laws and choose a convenient date for the next round of talks so that the ongoing agitation could end at the earliest.

The government's negotiations with farmers on the controversial farm laws "will not work and are bound to fail again", the Supreme Court said today, proposing panel that includes representatives of the centre as well as farmer groups.

The Supreme Court today suggested a panel be formed with representatives from all stakeholders -- the farmers' associations as well as government nominees to find a solution to the deadlock in talks over the new farm laws. The farmers' protest will soon become a "national issue", the Supreme Court said today, suggesting that a solution be found urg...

The farmer protests in and around Delhi is not an issue which only affects the economy of Punjab but is also a "national security" issue, said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as he appealed to "both sides" to resolve the issue.

The borders around Delhi are likely to witness a showdown again from Wednesday as protesting farmers have rejected the government's proposals on their demands.

Amid the ongoing standoff between protesting farmers and security personnel at the Punjab-Haryana border, a panel of three Union ministers is set to engage in another round of talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh today.

The eleventh round of talks between the centre and farmers protesting the agriculture laws ended Friday evening as the previous ten - in a stalemate - with farmers refusing once more to accept the centre's proposal to put the laws on hold for 18 months

The BJP on Tuesday accused the Congress of working to scuttle the ongoing talks between the government and farmer unions, hitting back at the opposition party's leader Rahul Gandhi over his attack on the PM Modi dispensation over farm laws and national security.

Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar today said most farmers are in favour of the farm laws and the government will hold the next round of discussion on this on Tuesday. The farm laws were put on hold by the Supreme Court earlier this week amid a 50-day protest by farmers at the borders of Delhi. Saying it was "extremely disappointed" by the ...

Protesting farmer leaders today said they will attend the ninth round of talks with the government amid indication that it may be last such meeting with the Centre, but added that they don't have much hope as they will not settle for anything less than the repeal of the contentious farm laws.

The government's ninth round of negotiations with protesting farmer unions will take place as scheduled tomorrow and the Centre is hopeful of a positive discussion, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said today.

The deadlock over the repeal of the contentious farm laws persisted, with the Centre and the farmers unable to get on the same page in the seventh round of discussions. Sources said the government had proposed to discuss the farmers' demand for a legal guarantee for support price of crops, but the farmers' union leaders insisted on discussing the r...

Ahead of the next round of talks between the Centre and the agitating farmers, the Congress on Monday said it would be a "true test of nationalism", and warned no government can face the wrath of farmers "who believe they are being deceived".

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to the Centre to accept all the demands of the protesting farmers and repeal the three farm laws.

The seventh round of talks between the Centre and the protesting farmers is being heldwith two key issues still on board -- the repeal of the three agriculture laws and giving legal status to the minimum support price guarantee in the next round of talks. The farmers, camping out at the Delhi borders amid the bitter cold and rains, have warned that...

The government on Sunday asked protesting farmer unions to specify their concerns over its earlier proposal of amendments in the new agri laws and choose a convenient date for the next round of talks so that the ongoing agitation could end at the earliest.

The government's negotiations with farmers on the controversial farm laws "will not work and are bound to fail again", the Supreme Court said today, proposing panel that includes representatives of the centre as well as farmer groups.

The Supreme Court today suggested a panel be formed with representatives from all stakeholders -- the farmers' associations as well as government nominees to find a solution to the deadlock in talks over the new farm laws. The farmers' protest will soon become a "national issue", the Supreme Court said today, suggesting that a solution be found urg...

The farmer protests in and around Delhi is not an issue which only affects the economy of Punjab but is also a "national security" issue, said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as he appealed to "both sides" to resolve the issue.