GWALIOR: Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reiterated on Sunday that the Center was ready to speak with farmers protesting against the new agricultural laws and said that the mere gathering of people does not lead to repeal of the laws.
He urged the agitated agricultural unions to tell the government what provisions of these new laws they find against farmers.
“Considering the issue sensitively, the government has held 12 rounds of talks with farmers’ unions. But decisions could be made based on the talks when objections are raised (to the new farm laws),” said the Minister of Agriculture. reporters here. when asked about the protest.
Unions should report what is against farmers in the new laws, he added.
“You say flatly that the laws are repealed … It doesn’t happen that the crowd gathers and the laws are repealed,” he said.
The farmers’ unions should inform the government what provisions are against farmers. The government is ready to understand this and make modifications even today. The Prime Minister himself has said this, the minister added.
“Now, if the agitator unions are sympathetic to the farmers, then they should make it clear which provisions are creating problems for them,” he said.
Thousands of farmers have been protesting on the Delhi borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh demanding the repeal of the Trade in Agricultural Products and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Guarantee and Agricultural Services, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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