Farm laws | Centre calls Punjab farmers for 2nd round of talks on December 3
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The Centre on Tuesday stated it has invited farmer unions from Punjab for the second round of ministerial talks on December 3 to resolve variations over the brand new agriculture laws.
The assembly comes after farmer leaders laid a situation for one other central ministerial assembly whereas calling off their ‘rail roko’ agitation in Punjab on Monday and lifted the almost two-month-long blockade, permitting resumption of solely items trains.
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Speaking to PTI, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey stated, “We have called the representatives of over 30 farmer organisations for the second round of discussion on December 3 at Vigyan Bhawan at 11 am“.
The secretary has sent the invitation to the farmer bodies on behalf of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Food Minister Piyush Goyal is also expected to be present in the meeting.
Officials from food and agriculture departments of the Punjab government have also been invited for the talks.
The first round of talks was held on November 13, but it remained inconclusive, with both sides sticking to their ground.
Punjab farmers have been demanding the repeal of the new farm laws and replace them with another set of laws framed after wider consultation with stakeholders. They also demanded a guarantee on the MSP front, as they claimed that these new laws may lead to the end of minimum support prices (MSP) procurement, which the Centre has denied.
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When asked about their demand on MSP, the secretary said, “Earlier laws too did not have any mention of MSP. Even the new agri-laws do not mention it. MSP is mentioned only in the National Food Security Act (NFSA) which has not been changed. Till Public Distribution System (PDS) is there, MSP will continue.”
The Prime Minister has additionally said this and even the Union Agriculture Minister has stated in Parliament that MSP will proceed, he added.
“We have explained in detail to farmer unions about this issue. Hopefully, we will resolve the issue with them at the December 3 meeting,” he stated.
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