Farmers Protest: Surjit Jyani, Harjit Grewal to meet PM Modi today

Farmers Protest: As the seventh round of meetings between farmers and the Centre remained inconclusive, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Harjit Singh Grewal and Surjit Jyani are going to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

BJP spokesperson Surjit Jyani, during an exclusive conversation with PTC News, revealed that he and Harjit Singh Grewal have been called for a meeting with PM Narendra Modi.

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The meeting is scheduled to be held at 5:45 pm on Tuesday in Delhi.

It is pertinent to mention that the farmers remained adamant on their demand to repeal the agriculture laws during the seventh round of meetings which was held at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.

Meanwhile, the farmers have been called for another round of meetings on January 8. The farmers had already announced that they will intensify their agitation if the January 4 meeting will remain inconclusive.

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On the other side, the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that he was hopeful that the next round of meetings will see a positive outcome.

The farmers’ have been protesting against the Centre’s refusal to repeal the three farm laws 2020 i.e. the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

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-PTC News