‘Cosmetic changes won’t do’; fresh round on Saturday
Farmers reject tweak, stick to repeal demand
Farmers’ leaders refused the lunch offered by the government during their fourth round of talks on Thursday and stuck to their demand for repeal of the three new farm laws, rejecting offers of amendments. According to the farmers’ organisations, the three ministers at the talks conceded the merit of some of their concerns and offered to tweak the laws, but the leaders of the 40 farmers’ unions and collectives unanimously dismissed the amendment route. “We told the government that cosmetic changes wi...
