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Ahead of 5th round of talks between farmers, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh meet at PM Modi's residence

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: December 5, 2020 11:06 IST

Ahead of the fifth round of meeting with agitating farmers, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh ...

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Ahead of the fifth round of meeting with agitating farmers, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday reached PM Narendra Modi's residence in New Delhi.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal also reached the Prime Minister's residence in New Delhi.

A large number of farmers have gathered in and around Delhi to protest against the three farm laws.

On Thursday, the farmers held the fourth round of talks with the Centre and said the government had talked of some amendments to farm laws.

In the fourth round of the meeting, farmer leaders suggested the government to hold a special session of the Parliament and sought the abolition of the three farm laws.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar had said after the talks that the government has no ego and it was discussing the issues raised by farmers with an open mind.

"The government will discuss points that emerged at the meeting on Friday and hopes that talks will move towards finality when the next round of discussions are held on Saturday," the minister had said.

The farmers are protesting against the 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.

Tags: Farmers BillRajnath SinghAmit ShahNarendra ModiPiyush GoyalFarmers produce trade and commerce
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