Government again calls Punjab farm unions for talks
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Government again calls Punjab farm unions for talks
Description
BHATINDA/AMRITSAR: Three days after 30 farm organisations in Punjab rejected the Centre’s offer of talks on the three contentious agriculture laws, the Union agriculture ministry has once again invited them on October 14, barring Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Lakhowal. In another initiative to cool down matters, as many as nine Union ministers will hold virtual press conferences from October 13 onwards to address queries of farm organisations. The lineup includes Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Hardeep Singh Puri, Som Parkash, Anurag Thakur, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Dr Jitendra Singh, Kailash Choudhary, Smriti Irani and Sanjeev Kumar Balyan. The invite sent to the farm organisations reads, “The farmers are on protest for the last few days in Punjab pertaining to agri-related issues. The government of India has always been serious about agriculture, so it is willing to hold talks with the farmers.”
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-10-12
Coverage
India