Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called the protesting farmers for talks at 7 PM today.
“I received a phone call. Amit Shah has called a meeting. We have been called at 7 pm,” said farmer leader Rakesh Tikait.
The Home Minister’s invite for talks with the farmers emerged on a day when they have called for a nationwide Bharat Bandh that has hit road and rail traffic in parts of the country.
Farmer unions on Friday decided to intensify their agitation against the farm laws calling for 'Bharat Bandh' today stating that they were not satisfied with amendments to the agricultural legislations being proposed by the government.
"The bandh will be observed throughout Tuesday, but the 'chakka jam' (road blockade) will be on only till 3 pm," said Darshan Pal, Punjab unit president of the Krantikari Kisan Union said on Monday.
The leaders of the farmer groups also said that political party will be allowed on stage.