Representatives of farmer organizations who took to the streets in protest of the new agricultural laws have reached Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to hold a meeting with the central government. According to the news agency IANS, about 36 farmer leaders will hold talks with Union ministers, 30 of them are from Punjab. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister Piyush Goyal are present in the meeting.
The Agriculture Minister did not respond to Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh’s involvement in the meeting with the farmer leaders. He told that he and Piyush Goyal have reached for talks.
In view of the farmers’ demonstration, on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar gathered at the residence of BJP National President JP Nadda.
Let me tell you that Tomar had invited the leaders of farmer organizations for talks on Tuesday instead of December 3 citing COVID-19 epidemic and cold.
He said, “Keeping in mind the coronavirus pandemic and cold, we have invited the leaders of farmer unions to come for discussion before the December 3 meeting.” Apart from this, he had told that now this meeting has been convened at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital on December 1 at three in the afternoon.
Three new agricultural laws implemented by the Narendra Modi government of the Center include the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Simplification) Act 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance and Agreement on Agricultural Services Act 2020 and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020. Are included.
The protesting farmers are demanding withdrawal of these three laws as well as a guarantee to purchase all crops at the minimum support price. Apart from this, he also has some other demands.