New Delhi: Farmers union on Wednesday has said that they have forwarded a letter to the central government, saying that they are ready to talk, however, they need a concrete proposal first.
Yogendra Yadav read the letter which state in front of news reporters at Singhu border, “We urge the government not to repeat those meaningless amendments which we have already rejected, but to come up with a concrete proposal in writing, so that can be made an agenda and the process of negotiation can be started as soon as possible.”
He further stated, “We are waiting for the government to proceed with an open mind and clean intentions. We have been listening to the same set of amendments since December 5. We have told them that we don’t want these amendments.”
Yadav also said, “The government is holding talks with leaders and people who are not part of our movement. They (Centre) are trying to break our protest.”
The letter is routed to Vivek Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
Farmer leaders said they have dismissed changes recommended by the Center to the three farm laws and have since gotten no new proposition from the government.
Shiv Kumar Kakka, national president of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh, said: “We spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah and told him we are not going to accept the amendments. We want the laws to be repealed, but they are delaying the process,” reported The Indian Express.
The letter also mentioned that the central government is trying to “defame” the Farmers protest.
Yudhvir Singh of the BKU said, “They asked us if the proposal we gave was the decision of only one leader. I want to tell the government that they are trying to break our morale. They must find a solution soon.”
Their letter also mentions how farmers are unhappy with the Centre’s response to their previous letters.
The letter stated, “Darshan Pal Singh from Kisan Kranti Union sent a letter to the Centre which was in agreement with all farmer leaders. We feel sad that you think it was based on one person’s opinion. It was a unanimous decision.”
The farmer leaders alleged that the government was trying to portray them as separatist while giving their protest a “communal colour”.
The farm leaders claimed that the government was attempting to depict them as separatist while giving their dissent a “communal colour”.
Last week, in an open letter to farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that those stopping trains carrying supplies to soldiers at the borders, especially at a time when the situation in Ladakh is “challenging”, can’t be farmers.
Farm associations or unions, fighting against the three controversial farm laws at Delhi’s border for almost a month.