Updated Feb 25, 2021 | 20:23 IST On 'mahapanchayats' being held in some states, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said anyone can organise such an event in a democratic country. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar | Photo Credit: IANS New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday reiterated that the government is ready to resume talks with protesting farmers but first the unions should respond to its offer to put the three contentious farm laws on hold for one-and-a-half years and set up a joint committee to find solutions. The government and unions have held 11 rounds of talks, the last being on January 22, to break the deadlock and end the farmers' protest. Talks have not resumed following widespread violence during a tractor rally by protesting farmers on January 26.