The second round of talks between the Centre and representatives of farmers’ union on Thursday concluded in yet another stalemate even as protests against the three newly-passed agriculture laws entered its eighth day. The next round of talks will now be held on December 5, reported PTI.
However at the end of Thursday’s talks, one of the farmer leaders expressed hope that the matter will be “finalised” in the next meeting, while the government said that it has “no ego” and was dealing with the matter with “an open mind”.
The meeting, which went on for more than seven hours, was held in two halves. The farmers gave a presentation on their apprehensions about the new laws in the first half, while the government represented by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, his Cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal and junior minister Som Parkash, presented their version in the second half, reported NDTV.
Speaking to media after the meeting, Tomar reiterated the…