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The farmers might eventually drop the demand for a legislated price in return for a written assurance that MSP will not be abolished
Officials said while the central government wanted farmers to discuss the three Acts clause by clause, the farmers wanted nothing less than an assurance of total repeal
Farmers' representatives refused to accept the option of amendment offered by the government
Out of the total purchase of 487.92 lakh tonnes, Punjab has contributed 202.77 lakh tonnes, which is 41.55 per cent of the total procurement
Over 850 academicians extend support to the three farm acts
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The following chart shows the average retail food and beverages inflation of Punjab and Haryana as compared with Bihar, where APMCs where made redundant few years back
Through the letter, the Morcha also formally accepted the government's invitation for the dialogue
The laws specifically provide layers of protection to our farmers, giving them legal safeguards to counter any unwarranted claims of corporations
On the agenda are detailed talks on three farm laws, MSP procurement system and Electricity Amendment bill, and ordinance to tackle air pollution in and around Delhi-NCR
The agriculture ministry has invited representatives of more than a dozen unions for the meeting at 2 p.m. in Vigyan Bhawan
Farmers Protest LIVE updates: Unions say they would join talks but want the government to provide legal guarantee for procurement of crops at the Minimum Support Price.
Talks could happen on December 29 at 11 am on the modalities of when and how the three farm acts will be repealed, say farmers
The decision was taken at a meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting at various Delhi border points against three farm laws
One of the protesting union leaders, who did not wish to be named, said their demand for a legal guarantee on minimum support price will, however, remain the same
'MSP has always been an administrative decision and it has been working fine for the last 55 years, said Javadekar
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Badal said that it remains unclear who is leading the talks from the Centre's side, and the move comes after much dilly-dallying