A meeting between farmers’ unions and the government to resolve the ongoing rail traffic disruption and blockade in Punjab ended inconclusively on Friday, with both sides sticking to their ground.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh welcomed the “positive spirit” in which the farmer unions and the central government held the discussions and termed it a “constructive development”.
The meeting with representatives of various farmers unions at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi was attended by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Prakash. Punjab government representatives were also present.
During the seven-hour-long crucial meeting, both sides heard each other’s views and tried to find common ground for restoring rail services in Punjab, currently blockaded.
“The meeting remained inconclusive and the ministers, after hearing…