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Ninth round of talks inconclusive, farmers and govt to meet again on Jan 19

The government has been urging the farmers to end their protest over the laws introduced in September, but the farmers say they will not relent on their demands

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an indefinite stay on the implementation of new agricultural laws and appointed a four-member panel to hear farmers’ objections

BS Web Team New Delhi
The ninth round of talks between farmer unions and three union ministers on Friday ended with stalemate over new agricultural laws, that protesters say will threaten their livelihoods. The two sides will meet again on January 19, news agency ANI reported.

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is an MP from Punjab, held talks with representatives of 40 farmer unions at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.

"Our demands of repealing of the three farm laws & MSP guarantee remain. We will not go to the committee constituted by

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