Asthe Centre's talks with protesting farmers continue to be stalled, Union HomeMinister Amit Shah held discussions on the farmers' issues with Punjab BJPleaders on Sunday in the presence of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
Atthe nearly 40-minute meeting at Shah's residence here, the situation in Punjaband steps to tackle the protest that farmers plan to intensify in the comingdays were also discussed. Union Minister of State for Commerce and IndustriesSom Parkash was also present.
Thoughdetails of the meeting were not known, sources told IANS that the leadersmulled a new strategy to handle the agitation that has been affecting thesupply chains to the national capital due to closure of five border points thatconnect Delhi with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh from different directions.
Themoves comes after a group of 32 farm unions on Saturday announced to hold aday- long 'hunger strike' at Singhu border on the Delhi-Ambala route onDecember 14 and to spread the ongoing protest across India in the absence ofany positive signal from the Centre to roll back the three farm laws enacted inSeptember.
Thousandsof farmers are protesting on Delhi's borders under the open skies to seek thewithdrawal of The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion andFacilitation) Act, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement ofPrice Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and The Essential Commodities(Amendment) Act, 2020. They call these laws 'black law', 'draconian' and'anti-farmer'.
Thegovernment is instead ready to undertake amendments to the laws, reiteratingthat they are for the benefit of farmers.