Send A day before the crucial seventh round of talks between the Centre and protesting farmer unions, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday and discussed the government strategy to resolve the current crisis at the earliest, sources said.
New Delhi:
Tomar discussed with Singh all possible options to find a middle path to resolve the crisis, sources added.
Singh, who served as agriculture minister in the erstwhile Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet, has emerged as a key troubleshooter and is working mostly behind the scenes on this issue. Protesting farmers who have been camping at Delhi borders for the last 39 days braving bone-chilling cold and now rains have threatened to intensify their protest if their two major demands repeal of the three new farm laws and legal backing for the minimum support price (MSP) are not accepted by the government in the January 4 meeting.
›On eve of talks with farmers, Narendra Tomar meets Rajnath Singh to discuss govt strategy to end deadlock
On eve of talks with farmers, Narendra Tomar meets Rajnath Singh to discuss govt strategy to end deadlock
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While several opposition parties and people from other walks of life have come out in support of the farmers, some farmer groups have also met Agriculture Minister Tomar over the last few weeks to extend their support for the three laws.
NEW DELHI: A day before the crucial seventh round of talks between the Centre and protesting farmer unions, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar met defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday and discussed the government strategy to resolve the current crisis at the earliest, sources said.
Tomar discussed with Singh all possible options to find a middle path to resolve the crisis, sources added.
Singh, who served as agriculture minister in the erstwhile Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet, has emerged as a key troubleshooter and is working mostly behind the scenes on this issue.
Protesting farmers who have been camping at Delhi borders for the last 39 days braving bone-chilling cold and now rains have threatened to intensify their protest if their two major demands - repeal of the three new farm laws and legal backing for the minimum support price (MSP) - are not accepted by the government in the January 4 meeting.
Farmer protests: Narendra Tomar, Rajnath Singh discuss govt strategy to end deadlock
Singh, who served as agriculture minister in the erstwhile Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet, has emerged as a key troubleshooter and is working mostly behind the scenes on this issue
PTI | January 8, 2021 | Updated 11:28 IST
A day before the crucial seventh round of talks between the Centre and protesting farmer unions, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday and discussed the government strategy to resolve the current crisis at the earliest, sources said.
Tomar discussed with Singh all possible options to find a middle path to resolve the crisis, sources added.
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With more women joining the farmers protest at the Singhu border outside the national capital over the last few days, an NGO is installing bio-toilets made using recycled material to ensure that they don t have to worry about the lack of basic amenities.
Days after farmers from different states set up camp at various border points of Delhi to protest the Centre s new agricultural reforms, many women protesters were forced to head back home due to the unavailability of clean toilets and bathing spaces.