The deadlock between farmers from several states and the central government failed to end as three rounds of discussions remained indecisive.
While the farmers’ union leaders stuck to their demand for the repeal of the new farm laws, the government said they are ready to make amendments but not repeal. The farmers have rejected all the offers of amendments to the farm laws and maintained that the Bharat Bandh call on Tuesday (December 8) will go as planned with several Opposition parties extending their full support.
The next meeting is on December 9. Meanwhile Congress leader said that farm laws have to be revoked dubbing it as Adani- Ambani farm laws.
Meanwhile Delhi Chief Minister Arivind Kejriwal along with his cabinet colleagues met farmers on Monday at the Singhu border, where they have been protesting against the new farm laws which the government had passed in September.
Expressing his solidarity to farmers, Olympic winning boxer Vijendar Singh has said he would return the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Retna Award- India’s highest sporting honour- if the centre does not repeal the three continuous farm laws.
“If the government doesn’t withdraw the black laws, I will return my Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award,” said the boxer, who won the first ever Olympic medal for India in the sport in 2008.
