Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday summoned Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for deliberations before they meet agitating farmers demanding the repeal of farm sector reforms.
The government has offered eight amendments to the three reforms and a written assurance on the continuation of the minimum support price regime as a way to end their nine-day agitation at the borders of Delhi.
"I am hopeful that the farmers will think positively and end their agitation," Tomar said before going to the PM and other ministers.
Farmers organisations said they were here for a fight to the finish and would not rest till the three farm laws were repealed.
(Published 05 December 2020, 05:49 IST)
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