Sixth round of talks held between govt & farmer unions; next round of talks on Jan 4

New Delhi, December 30 :

The sixth round of talks between Union government and farmers’ unions was held in New Delhi today. Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Prakash were present in the meeting.

Speaking after the meeting, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, today’s talks were held in a very good environment and it concluded on a positive note. He said, consensus on two out of four issues was reached during the meeting. Mr Tomar said, first issue was an ordinance related to the Environment and the second was on Electricity Act.

He said, Government has been saying that MSP will continue and it is ready to give this in writing. Mr Tomar said, but farmers’ unions feel MSP should get legal status, so the discussion will continue on the legal aspect of MSP.

The Minister said, the next round of talks will be held on 4th January. Mr Tomar said discussions on three farm laws, MSP guarantee will continue in the next round of talks. The Minister said, considering the chilly weather in Delhi, he has requested the farmer leaders to send home the elderly, women and children.