Over 30 leaders of different farmers’ unions reached the Vigyan Bhavan in the national Capital to hold talks with the Centre on their demands on Tuesday afternoon, as the agitation against three newly-passed agriculture laws entered its sixth day, reported ANI.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, along with some other of his colleagues from the Cabinet were present from the government’s side for the meeting.
“Som Parkash Ji, Piyush Goyal ji and I will be present in the meeting,” Tomar told ANI. “The options which we will offer to them [farmers] will depend on the exact demands which they present.”
Ahead of the meeting, Jagjit Singh Dallewal of the Bharatiya Kisan Union told NDTV that the government has invited them for the talks without any precondition.
“About 35 representatives will go, and we will demand the laws be repealed,” Dallewal said. “We will also demand a law on MSP [minimum support price]. If the government does not agree, the…