Citing the threat of cross-border terrorism, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resume t...
Citing the threat of cross-border terrorism, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resume talks with farmer leaders about the three new agriculture laws, PTI reported.
In a letter to Modi, Singh proposed to lead an all-party delegation from Punjab to meet him and find a “durable and amicable solution” to the farmers’ protest. “We owe it to the state’s proud, hardworking farmers,” he tweeted.
Have written to PM @narendramodi Ji to share my deep concern on urgently resolving farmers’ issues. Propose to lead an All-Party delegation from Punjab to meet him & discuss solutions for the almost year-long #FarmersProtest. We owe it to the State’s proud, hardworking farmers.
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) July 16, 2021
Tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have camped outside Delhi since November, demanding that the central government repeal the three laws that open up the country’s agriculture markets to private companies.
Talks between farmers groups and the central government to resolve the protest came to a complete deadlock after farmers rejected the Centre’s offer to suspend the laws for two years. The last time both sides met was on January 22. Since then, most farmer leaders have said they were willing to speak to the government again. The Centre, however,...
