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UPDATE: Indian government's talks with farmers remain inconclusive

Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Delhi, India: Farmers in India continues their protest against the governments, and the recent talks have resulted inconclusive as both parts refuse to negotiate mutual terms. The next negotiations are declared to be resumed on December 3.

The Farmer leaders stated the Modi government is only intents to talks and doesn't intend to have a solution to the farmers' demonstration.

The Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar referred to the meeting as useful and stated that the government would resume its dialogue with the demonstrating farmers. The next round of conversations is also said to be held on December 3.

While the farmers refuse to make any negotiations, the Indian government is led by Narendra Modi have also not agreed on making amendments to the newly passed bills that are being referred to as "Black Laws" by hundreds of farmers who have been protesting even in the cold winter conditions.

Farmers emphasize that the three bills that were passed by the Indian government in September restrict their rights to their own lands. They have been demanding the Indian government to amend the bills and make it in writing that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will remain intact.

While the Modi government has been highlighting the recent farm laws - The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce

(Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 - will facilitate the farmers with better opportunities.

Besides this, the government have been trying to disrupt the peaceful protests and ordered securities to use force on the demonstrators who had earlier this week demanded to enter the national capital of Delhi.

The Indian government's cruel behaviour towards peaceful protests has caused outrage all across the world. The demonstration is also being conducted by Indian diaspora residing in different corners of the globe.