Ahead of Farmers meet, Agriculture Minister meets Defence Minister to discuss strategy to end deadlock
Ahead of Farmers meet, Agriculture Minister meets Defence Minister to discuss strategy to end deadlock
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Ahead of 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 to have a discussion about 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. 

Rajnath Singh, served as agriculture minister during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet, has emerged as a key troubleshooter and is working mostly behind the scenes on this issue. Protesting farmers currently 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.

The government has maintained the farm law apprehensions are misplaced and has ruled out repealing the laws. While several opposition parties and people from other sector 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. 

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