Farmers Say Will Attend Talks Today, Claim No Conditions From Centre
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December 1, 2020
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lead talks today with the protesting farmers, sources say, adding he met Home Minister Amit Shah, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, BJP chief JP Nadda this morning. This is the second meeting between top BJP leaders in less than 48 hours amid massive protests against contentious farm laws. The government will try to assure the farmers about the new agricultural laws, according to sources, and dispel rumours over the minimum support price. The laws will not be repealed, the protesters are likely to be told.
New Delhi, 01 December 2020
Three days ahead of the scheduled meet, Mr Tomar on Monday invited the farmers for talks today at 3 pm, as he cited coronavirus and cold. "On November 13, we had decided we will meet on December 3, but farmers are in a mood to protest. We request you to leave the protest and find a solution through talks," he said. Mr Tomar has met Amit Shah thrice in two days, sources say, after farmers threatened to block Delhi.
