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Farmers' protest highlights: Centre-farmers to hold 9th round of talks on Jan 15 at 12 pm

Bhartiya Kisan Union national president Bhupinder Singh Mann said he is recusing himself from the four-member committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve the deadlock between farmers and the Centre over the new agri-marketing laws. So far, eight rounds of negotiations have been held between the government and the protesters and a fresh round is scheduled for Friday. The committee was asked to submit its report to the Supreme Court within two months of its first sitting, which is to take place within 10 days.
Last Updated 14 January 2021, 17:47 IST
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Rajasthan Congress worker to gherao Raj Bhavan on Jan 15

The Rajasthan Congress will lay siege to the Raj Bhavan here on Friday in support of the farmers' agitation against the Centre’s new farm laws.

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14:4114 Jan 2021

Farmer unions want talks with govt to continue to resolve deadlock: Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said the protesting farmer unions will attend the scheduled ninth round of talks with the government and asserted it is necessary to continue the dialogue to resolve the deadlock and end the agitation.

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14:0214 Jan 2021

Farm laws will leave farmers at mercy of big corporates: TMC

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday claimed that the new agriculture laws will leave small and marginal farmers at the mercy of big corporates and demanded that the legislation should be immediately repealed.

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13:3614 Jan 2021

Protesting farmer unions welcome Mann's decision, but say will not accept any committee

Protesting farmer leaders welcomed Bhartiya Kisan Union president Bhupinder Singh Mann's decision on Thursday to recuse himself from a Supreme Court-appointed committee, and reiterated that they do not want any panel and will not settle for anything less than the repeal of the three contentious laws.

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12:5614 Jan 2021

Govt-farmers talks to take place as scheduled on January 15; Tomar says hopeful of positive discussion

The government's ninth round of negotiations with protesting farmer unions will take place as scheduled on Friday and the Centre is hopeful of positive discussions, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Thursday.

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(Published 14 January 2021, 02:26 IST)

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