Unions, govt prepare for a long haul

Vibha Sharma

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, January 6

As agitating farmers, braving the biting cold, draw elaborate plans for Lohri, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary on January 23 and the tractor parade on January 26, the government too seems to be preparing for a long haul.

Ahead of the eighth round of talks on January 8, sources say the government has already expressed its willingness to make amendments to the three farm Acts, and that is about all. Given the kind of public support the stir has received, the negotiators know too well that finding a middle path will be a tough task. “Politically, it’s a matter of 23 seats (Punjab & Haryana) in the 545-member Lok Sabha,” they point out.

The unions have already rejected the government’s proposal on a joint committee on MSP. They are demanding a guaranteed MSP on 23 crops for diversification.

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