The seventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers got underway here on Monday afternoon to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on recent farm laws.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is an MP from Punjab, are holding the talks with the representatives of 40 farmer unions at the Vigyan Bhawan.
The meeting began with a two minute silent tribute to the farmers who lost their lives during the ongoing protest, according to a farm union representative. More than 50 protestors have died since the agitation began, from various causes including traffic accidents, heart attacks, and at least three protestors who allegedly died by suicide.
