Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said the government expects farmers to discuss the three farm laws, clause-by-clause, in the next round of talks scheduled for Tuesday, ANI reported. He said the farmers can tell the government what they want, other than the repeal of the three laws.

Tomar further added that the government had sent a proposal to farmers’ unions, in which it agreed to address their apprehensions regarding mandis, traders’ registration and other issues. The Centre also agreed to discuss laws on stubble burning and electricity.

“But unions only want repeal of the laws,” he said.

The Union Agriculture Minister claimed that most of the farmers and experts favoured the laws.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday had stayed the implementation of the three laws and formed a four-member committee to resolve the impasse between the Centre and the protesting farmers.

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Farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, are protesting since November 26 against the Centre’s three farm laws that were enacted in September during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. They allege the implementation of the laws will lead to the disbanding of government ‘mandis’ (markets) and the corporatisation of the sector. The laws also lack any provisions regarding the Minimum Support Price (MSP), farmers’ unions have alleged.