Farmers' protest: Congress, SAD ask farmers to hold direct talks with PM Modi Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that if the Centre had listened to her warnings about the repercussions of the new farm laws then things would not have come to such an impasse BusinessToday.In | December 30, 2020 | Updated 16:06 IST Farmers' protest: 6th round of talks today The Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal have appealed to the farmers to hold direct talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They said that the talks would not yield any results otherwise. Former Union minister and Akali Dal's Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that farmers shouldn't fall into the trap of extended meetings, which yield nothing. "Our farmers are on the cusp of victory. I appeal to them to hold direct talks with the PM to get these agri laws repealed," Badal said in a tweet.