SunstarTV Bureau: Finally the two parties (government and farmer unions) decided to find a positive solution on the farm laws issue at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan, on Monday.
Delhi: Seventh round of meeting between Central Government & farmers’ representatives begins at Vigyan Bhawan.#FarmLaws pic.twitter.com/5eO8bGjwzQ
— ANI (@ANI) January 4, 2021
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, “I am hopeful that we will find a positive solution today. We will discuss all issues in the meeting. Baithak mein sabhivishyon par charcha hogi (We will discuss every issue in the meeting).”
Delhi: Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Parkash along with government officials and representatives of farmers observe a two-minute silence for farmers who died during the ongoing protest. https://t.co/5AtK2LTB9n pic.twitter.com/Yyiq28baJZ
— ANI (@ANI) January 4, 2021
Before starting the meeting, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Narendra Singh Tomar, Som Parkash and representatives of farmers observe a two-minute silence for farmers who died during the ongoing protest.
Speaking to news agency a farm union leader too said, “We hope there is a breakthrough in this meeting in the New Year.”
Amid the meeting, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait said, “Many issues are to be discussed today. The government must understand, the farmer has taken this movement to his heart and won’t consider less than the repeal of these laws. The government should implement Swaminathan’s report and make law on MSP.”
Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting at Delhi borders to demand a complete rollback of three contentious agri laws Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020 for over a month. They have threatened to carry out a tractor rally in the national capital on January 26 if their demands are not met.
