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Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said the Centre is not holding any informal talk with protesting farmers. The last and 11th round of meeting between the government and 41 protesting unions, held on January 22, was inconclusive.
The Centre had asked unions to reconsider the government’s proposal to suspend new farm laws for 18 months.
Asked if the government was engaging with the unions informally, Tomar told PTI, “No. We will inform when formal talks will be held.”
He was also asked when the government will hold the next round of talks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an all-party meeting on Saturday had said the government’s offer to suspend the farm laws for 18 months was still on the table and the agriculture minister was just a phone call away to take the talks forward.
