‘Won’t repeal farm laws, let SC decide’: Govt hardens stance

In a sharp change of tack, the Centre on Friday bluntly told unions opposed to the new farm laws that the legislations could not be repealed and as talks were stalemated, it would be best to leave it to the Supreme Court, which is seized of the matter, to resolve the protracted dispute. The government move to toss the ball into the apex court’s lap, a day after requesting the court not to insist on a formal response on the farm laws as talks were “progressing well”, came as a surprise to farm union representatives who attended the eighth round of discussions on Friday.