<p>The government is willing to sit with the farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws and sort out the issues, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and elsewhere have been protesting at various border points of Delhi, including Singhu and Tikri, for over a fortnight, demanding that the Centre repeal the three new farm laws.</p>.<p>"It pains me that many people who are sitting in protest probably are not aware of what they are protesting against... Government is still sending a message to all the farmers that please come and talk," Puri said at an online function of industry chamber HDCCI.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/farmers-protest-live-updates-farm-laws-punjab-haryana-delhi-chalo-amarinder-singh-bjp-congress-modi-tomar-msp-award-wapasi-bharat-bandh-singhu-tikri-928225.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>Farmers' protest live updates on DH</strong></a></p>.<p>There were three demands -- MSP (minimum support price) should not be taken away, mandis should stay and nobody should in a clandestine manner usurp the farmers' land -- and all these have been granted, he added.</p>.<p>"There has been a big misunderstanding... we are willing to sit with anyone and sort this out," Puri added.</p>.<p>The minister, who also holds the civil aviation portfolio, expressed confidence that by the end of December and the first quarter of 2021 (January-March) "we will be back to pre-Covid levels".</p>.<p>He said that all the normal civil aviation operations were closed when India went in for a lockdown in March and reopened on May 25, with just 30,000 passengers a day.</p>.<p>"A few days ago, we had more than 2,53,000 passengers... I am confident that by the end of December and the first quarter of 2021 (January-March 2021), we will be back to pre-Covid levels," he added. </p>
<p>The government is willing to sit with the farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws and sort out the issues, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and elsewhere have been protesting at various border points of Delhi, including Singhu and Tikri, for over a fortnight, demanding that the Centre repeal the three new farm laws.</p>.<p>"It pains me that many people who are sitting in protest probably are not aware of what they are protesting against... Government is still sending a message to all the farmers that please come and talk," Puri said at an online function of industry chamber HDCCI.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/farmers-protest-live-updates-farm-laws-punjab-haryana-delhi-chalo-amarinder-singh-bjp-congress-modi-tomar-msp-award-wapasi-bharat-bandh-singhu-tikri-928225.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>Farmers' protest live updates on DH</strong></a></p>.<p>There were three demands -- MSP (minimum support price) should not be taken away, mandis should stay and nobody should in a clandestine manner usurp the farmers' land -- and all these have been granted, he added.</p>.<p>"There has been a big misunderstanding... we are willing to sit with anyone and sort this out," Puri added.</p>.<p>The minister, who also holds the civil aviation portfolio, expressed confidence that by the end of December and the first quarter of 2021 (January-March) "we will be back to pre-Covid levels".</p>.<p>He said that all the normal civil aviation operations were closed when India went in for a lockdown in March and reopened on May 25, with just 30,000 passengers a day.</p>.<p>"A few days ago, we had more than 2,53,000 passengers... I am confident that by the end of December and the first quarter of 2021 (January-March 2021), we will be back to pre-Covid levels," he added. </p>