"Centre Has No Ego", Says Agriculture Minister After 7-Hour Meet With Farmers

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. "We will ask the government tomorrow whether they will scrap the law and if they refuse, we may not attend the December 5 meeting," said Jagmohan Singh, the general secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda). Farmers, who had refused to accept food, tea and even water from the government, said they will take a final decision at a meeting on Friday.