INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday proposed to suspend the three contentious farm laws for one or one-and-a-half years and set up a joint
committee to discuss the laws to end the stalemate, but the farmers leaders did not immediately accept the proposal and said they will
respond only after they hold internal consultations, possibly on Thursday
The two sides will meet again on Friday for the eleventh round of negotiations.The government made this offer during the tenth round of
the farm laws for one year or one and a half years
Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently called a meeting of top agriculture ministry officials and advised them to put the three laws on
hold till the matter was sorted out between the two sides.During the meeting, Mr Tomar told the union leaders the government was ready to
give an undertaking in the Supreme Court that the new laws will not be implemented till the matter is fully resolved
alleging it was being done just to harass those supporting the agitation, on which the government representatives said they would look into
the matter.The Supreme Court has already put on hold till further orders all the three farm laws
While staying the three farm laws, the Supreme Court-appointed a four-member panel to talk to farmers to end the stalemate
Mann has already recused himself from the committee
The other three members of the committee are due to hold their first meeting with the stakeholders on Thursday
But the protesting farmers have made it clear they will not appear before the court-appointed panel.
