Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday appealed to the farmers to engage the government in a logical debate on every clause of the ne...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday appealed to the farmers to engage the government in a logical debate on every clause of the new agricultural legislations, and allow the administration “to do the needful to address their problems”, ANI reported.
In an interview with the news agency, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was anguished to see the farmers protesting against the reforms, which he initiated with the intention of doubling their income. “There is no question of being insensitive as far as the subject of farmers is concerned,” Singh added. “Our farmers are holding demonstrations and I am not the only one pained. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pained as well.”
Singh’s outreach came as farmer leaders geared up to hold another round of talks with Union ministers, a month after their massive agitations against the three new laws. The strike follows five rounds of talks between the farmers and the Centre that have failed to produce any breakthroughs.
Farmers’ unions still insist they want the laws repealed, and on Tuesday said that the first item on the agenda of the meeting should be the modalities of scrapping the legislations.
Ahead of the meeting, Singh reiterated that the laws were a much-needed...
