Government To Meet Protesting Farmers Again On Saturday As Talks Continue; Other Big Stories
The seven-hour meeting between the Centre and farmers on Thursday failed to end the deadlock, with farmers' representatives saying nothing less than scrapping of the contentious laws will satisfy them. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar, who led the negotiations, said the government "has no ego". The next meeting will be held on Saturday.
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A make-or-mar round of talks between the Union government and farmers protesting three farm laws moved a step forward on Thursday after being repeatedly deadlocked, with the government agreeing to review the recently enacted legislation and "bring amendments" if required to address demands of farm unions. The farmers, however, stuck to their stand that the government should roll back all three laws.
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The marathon fourth round of talks on Thursday between the farmers' organisations and the Centre on the three controversial farm laws, which lasted for over seven hours, failed to break the impasse and the two sides are expected to again meet on Saturday.
