Govt ready to talk if farmers ready to discuss options other than repeal of farm laws: Narendra Singh Tomar
Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the Centre's farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government was ready to talk with farmers.
While talking to media persons in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, Narendra Singh Tomar said that if the farmers' organizations were ready to discuss options other than the repeal of new agriculture bills, then the government was ready to talk with farmers.
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Tomar also said that the price of mustard oil has increased as the government has stopped adulteration in the oil to ensure purity, this decision will benefit farmers.
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"The government is keeping an eye on the prices of edible oils," he said. Even as he said that there was no instability (in Madhya Pradesh's BJP govt). MP govt is handling the COVID-19 situation properly. There is a BJP govt in MP and it will decide who will be its CM, he said, adding that Congress has no right to talk about the BJP's CM.
On the other hand, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, amid farmers' protest, is set to meet West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. "We will talk about agriculture, health, education, and the local farmers," he said.
Adding, he said that the government should have open talks with the farmers of Bengal, over policy.
"In UP, meetings were held every month with the DC. DMs & officers of every department come there," he said, adding that this policy should be implemented in all states.
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