<p>The Centre has invited Punjab farmer bodies protesting against its farm laws for talks on November 13 in Delhi.</p>.<p>An invite from the Secretary, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, has been sent to farmers' organisations for talks with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.</p>.<p>Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) president Balbir Singh Rajewal said farmers' organisations have received an invitation.</p>.<p>A farmer leader said they have called a meeting of representatives of unions on November 12 to discuss the strategy.</p>.<p>Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma has welcomed the decision of the Centre.</p>.<p>Last month, representatives of several farmers' organisations from Punjab had walked out of a meeting called by the Union Agriculture Ministry over the new farm laws and had accused the government of adopting “double standards” with no minister present to hear them out.</p>.<p>Farmers in Punjab have expressed apprehension that the new laws would pave a way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them at the "mercy" of big corporates.</p>.<p>They have been demanding that these new laws be repealed.</p>.<p>Farmers had resorted to a “rail roko” agitation and staged sit-ins outside some shopping malls, toll plazas and outside residences of BJP leaders.</p>.<p>The train services in Punjab have been suspended since September 24, when farmers started their “rail roko” agitation against the central laws.</p>.<p>While farmers have lifted their dharnas from rail tracks for the resumption of freight trains, the Centre wants movement of passenger trains as well with complete security.</p>
<p>The Centre has invited Punjab farmer bodies protesting against its farm laws for talks on November 13 in Delhi.</p>.<p>An invite from the Secretary, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, has been sent to farmers' organisations for talks with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.</p>.<p>Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) president Balbir Singh Rajewal said farmers' organisations have received an invitation.</p>.<p>A farmer leader said they have called a meeting of representatives of unions on November 12 to discuss the strategy.</p>.<p>Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma has welcomed the decision of the Centre.</p>.<p>Last month, representatives of several farmers' organisations from Punjab had walked out of a meeting called by the Union Agriculture Ministry over the new farm laws and had accused the government of adopting “double standards” with no minister present to hear them out.</p>.<p>Farmers in Punjab have expressed apprehension that the new laws would pave a way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them at the "mercy" of big corporates.</p>.<p>They have been demanding that these new laws be repealed.</p>.<p>Farmers had resorted to a “rail roko” agitation and staged sit-ins outside some shopping malls, toll plazas and outside residences of BJP leaders.</p>.<p>The train services in Punjab have been suspended since September 24, when farmers started their “rail roko” agitation against the central laws.</p>.<p>While farmers have lifted their dharnas from rail tracks for the resumption of freight trains, the Centre wants movement of passenger trains as well with complete security.</p>