On Wednesday at 2 pm at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi, the Central Government invited farmers for talks, claiming that they are committed to addressing problems with an open mind.
In response to the letter from the farmers on the resumption of the talks, the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that the government is committed to seeking a logical solution to all related issues.
Meanwhile, Union ministers Amit Shah and Piyush Goyal are having a meeting at the former house before meeting farmers to discuss the government’s policy.
Farm leader Rakesh Tikait said that the talks are still on the table ahead of another round of discussion with the government. The farmer leader warned, however, saying: “Today is 33rd day of the protest. If the government won’t listen, then we will use Formula 66, which mean, we will continue the agitation for double the days [66 days].”
“Talks will be on repealing of three farm laws and implementation of Swaminathan committee report,” he said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the Singhu border protest site earlier on Sunday, where thousands of farmers have been agitating against the Centre’s farm laws for a month now.
The farmers have been protesting against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Guarantee and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) According to the Singhu Border since 26 Novem
