Welcome Pawar stand on farm laws: Narendra Singh Tomar
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Welcome Pawar stand on farm laws: Narendra Singh Tomar
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NEW DELHI: Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday welcomed NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s remarks that the three farm laws need not be totally rejected and instead must just be amended to remove “objectionable” parts. Pawar had on Thursday suggested that there should be dialogue between the Centre and farmers’ unions and the central government should take a lead to end the deadlock. Reacting to his remarks, Tomar said he would like to tell him that the Centre agreed to what he said and had, in fact, held 11 rounds of talks with farmers with “this mindset only”. “I welcome his stand,” Tomar told ANI. He added, “The central government hopes this matter will be resolved through discussions and the agitation ends and all farmers return to their homes. The government is willing to reconsider with an open mind the issues that seem problematic.” The government has maintained this view ever since it offered to put implementation of laws on hold for 18 months and resolve the issue through talks in January.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-07-03
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India