Leaders of farmer organisations on Friday asked the government to show a ‘positive attitude’ in next round of talks, scheduled on January 4, to address their two key demands — repeal of three farm laws and legally guaranteed minimum support price (MSP). In the absence of such an approach by the government, the situation may “go out of control”, they warned.
“It looks like the government is taking farmers’ protest lightly. The patience of farmers is waning,” said Yudvir Singh of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), which is part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (United Farmers’ Front) spearheading the current agitation.
The chances of a solution to the prolonged agitation by farmers at the border of the national capital and elsewhere brightened for the first time on December…