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New Delhi, Jan 22: The 11th round of talks between the central government and the farmers’ union leaders ended in yet another deadlock on Friday as farmers again rejected the government’s proposal to hold-off farm laws for 18 months while the Centre said it was the best it can offer.
Unlike earlier talks, no date was set for the next meeting, with the government saying its proposal to stay the implementation of the laws for 18 months “was its best and last offer” and asked the protesting farmers to reconsider the proposal.
This followed a big climbdown made by the Centre in the last round of talks on Wednesday when it offered to suspend the laws for 1-1.5 years and form a joint committee…