The seventh round of talks between the Centre and farmer unions over the three farm laws got underway at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Monday afternoon. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is an MP from Punjab, are holding the talks with the representatives of 40 farmer unions at the Vigyan Bhawan.
The meeting began with paying respects to the farmers who lost their lives during the ongoing protest, a PTI report said.
According to media reports, farmer leaders are likely to press the government to repeal the three farm laws and enact a law on the MSP.Earlier on Sunday, the umbrella body, AIKSCC, said that the outcome of today's talks will be crucial in deciding their future strategy. On December 30 when farmers and the government had resumed the talks, the government had agreed to their two demands on power tariff and penalties for stubble burning. The remaining two demands of repealing the three laws and a law on the MSP didn't figure in the talks. The two topics will be on the agenda when thw two sides hold meet on Monday at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Farmer unions are likely to urge the government to consider taking the ordinance route to repeal the laws. Besides, they are likely to flag the private members' bill to meet their demand on extending legal guarantee to the MSP. The bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2018 by then MP Raju Shetti of the Swabhimani Paksha.
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