Amid massive protests by farmers for the fifth consecutive day, the government on Tuesday said it will reach a solution after discussing issues raised by protesting farmers, as a meeting got underway between union ministers and representatives of over 30 farmer organisations. For the meeting at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was accompanied by Railways and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, also an MP from Punjab.
"We are ready for a discussion to resolve their issues. Let us see," Tomar told reporters as he arrived for the meeting. He further said the government will arrive at a solution after hearing the representatives of the farmer organisations.
Peaceful sit-ins by farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, continued at the Singhu and Tikri borders with no untoward incident reported after Friday's violence, while the numbers of protestors swelled at the Ghazipur border on Monday.
The opposition parties too stepped up the pressure, asking the Centre to "respect the democratic struggle" of the farmers and repeal the laws. The government has maintained that the new laws will bring farmers better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture.
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