Minister made us wait for hours, this is an insult to farmers: Farm Leader
Swaran Singh Pandher on Today's Meeting: Another day, another meeting, yet no conclusion. The 11th round of meeting between farmers and the Centre also remained inconclusive as the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar asked farmer leaders to reconsider the government's proposal for suspending farm laws 2020.
Sadly, the farmers had to wait for a long time in the 11th round of meeting between farmers and the Centre as it started after 12:40 while it ended at 5:00 pm. However, the two sides sat face to face for less than just 30 minutes.
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Meanwhile, farmer leader Swaran Singh Pandher, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, said that the minister made us wait for three and a half hours. "This is an insult to farmers, he said.
He further said that "When he (Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar) came, he asked us to consider the government's proposal and said that he was ending the process of meetings."
"The agitation will continue peacefully," Pandher said.
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Likewise, Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said that "During the meeting, the government offered to put the implementation of the farm laws on hold for two years and said that the next round of meeting can take place only if farmer unions are ready to accept the proposal for suspending farm laws 2020."
"As planned, the tractor rally will take place on January 26," he said.
The farmers protest at Delhi borders entered 57th day against 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.
-PTC News
