Most mantris mum, send netas like Advani, Rajnath, Manmohan for talks: Rakesh Tikait
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Most mantris mum, send netas like Advani, Rajnath, Manmohan for talks: Rakesh Tikait
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MUZAFFARNAGAR: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Naresh Tikait said ministers sent by the Centre for talks to end the deadlock over farm laws "did not talk much as they were under pressure”. He suggested that leaders like LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath or former prime minister Manmohan Singh should come to the table for talks on the issue. The farmers’ union and the government, mostly represented by Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, have so far held 11 rounds of talks to end the impasse over the three laws. All the meetings have remained inconclusive. “All mantris are under pressure to talk less. Bring Advani, Yogi (Adityanath) or Rajnath Singh to resolve the issue. Bring former PM Manmohan Singh to resolve the matter,” Tikait said in Muzaffarnagar’s Sisauli, his hometown, on Monday night. He had earlier said that if the government doesn’t want to repeal the laws, it should put them on hold till 2024. “We are ready for a compromise. They have already suggested putting the laws on hold for 18 months; they can extend it till 2024. They should also take back the FIRs registered against the protesters,” Tikait has said.
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The Times of India
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2021-02-10
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