Farmer-Centre talks: Ministers break bread with farmer leaders, share langar meals

New Delhi: Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday had meals woth farmers leaders in the course of the lunch break at Vigyan Bhawan the place the government is holding talks with farmers on three farm legal guidelines.
Visuals got here inside Vigyan  Bhavan which confirmed ministers being served the langar, neighborhood meals that the farmers carry with them.

Delhi: Union Ministers Piyush Goyal & Narendra Singh Tomar having meals with farmers leaders in the course of the lunch break at Vigyan Bhawan the place the government is holding talks with farmers on three farm legal guidelines. pic.twitter.com/dk31Bt1c6X
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2020

During the assembly farmers leaders demand justice and compensation for the households of the farmers who died in the course of the protest.
The delegation of farmers from a number of states, who’ve been protesting on the borders of the nationwide capital for over a month, maintained that they need the federal government to repeal the brand new farm legal guidelines.
“Our stand is clear that the three farm laws should be taken back,” mentioned a farmer chief earlier than making his technique to the assembly.

#UPDATE | Farmers leaders demand justice and compensation for the households of the farmers who died in the course of the protest. https://t.co/0K85COVW75
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2020

Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait was additionally seen heading to the assembly from the Ghazipur border (UP-Delhi border). Tikait had earlier hit out on the opposition saying the opposition was weak and usually are not supporting the trigger as they need to.
“This is the reason farmers have had to come on the roads. The government doesn’t fear them. They should sit in pitched tents and stage protests on roads against the farm laws,” Tikait mentioned.
Earlier within the day, Union Minister Som Prakash mentioned that the federal government would go into the assembly with an open coronary heart and thoughts and would attempt to resolve the problem so that folks can return to their houses for New Year.

This would be the seventh spherical of talks of presidency with farmers, together with one with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Farmers have been protesting at completely different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26 towards the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines – Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.