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Farmers’ protests: Proposal given by Agriculture Minister still stands, says PM Narendra Modi at All-Party Meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (January 30, 2021) addressed the All-Party Meeting on Budget Session of Parliament and said that the proposal given by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to the farmer unions still stands.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured that the government is approaching the issue of farm laws with an open mind and said, “The government’s stand is the same as it was on 22nd January, and the proposal given by the Agriculture Minister still stands.”
He reiterated that the Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is just a phone call away for taking forward the talks with the farmer unions.
On references made by the leaders on the unfortunate incident on January 26, PM Modi said that the law will take its own course.
Prime Minister said that the government is open to a detailed discussion on issues raised by the leaders in the meeting.
This is to be noted that over eleven rounds of talks between the farm unions and the Centre have failed to break the deadlock and the government has offered to put the laws on hold for 18 months, but farmers say they will not end their protests for anything less than a full repeal.