After the 10th round of meeting between the government and the farmers' unions, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that Centre is willing to put on hold new farm laws for one to one-and-a-half years and noted that the farmer unions have taken the proposal "very seriously". Tomar also hoped that a solution will be found during the next round of talks on January 22 (Friday).
"During discussions, we said that the government is ready to put on hold the farm laws for one or one-and-a-half year. I am happy that farmer unions have taken this very seriously and said that they would consider it tomorrow and convey their decision on January 22," Tomar said.
"I feel that talks are progressing in the right direction and there is a possibility of finding a resolution on January 22," the minister added.
Tomar also said that the day farmers end their agitation, it will be a victory for the country's democracy.
The tenth round of talks was held between farmer unions and the Central government at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday. The talks were earlier scheduled for Tuesday and were postponed to Wednesday.
Food Minister Piyush Goyal was also present in the meeting.Farmers have been protesting on different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
(With ANI inputs)
