Farmers reject Centre's proposal to put farm laws on hold for 1.5 years

The govt proposed to suspend three contentious farm laws for 1-1.5 years during the tenth round of talks

In a setback to the Centre’s effort to break the deadlock over the farm laws, the protesting farmers’ unions on Thursday rejected the government’s offer to keep the laws on hold for around 18 months, saying that they will not settle for anything less than total repeal of the Acts and a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).

“The full general body of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (an umbrella body of farm unions leading protests across Delhi’s border) today rejected the proposal put forward by the Centre yesterday. A full repeal of the Acts and enacting a legislation for remunerative