NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Talks were held between the Indian government and farmers representatives on Tuesday, as thousands of farmers had been protesting for the past few days against three farm laws recently passed by the country's parliament.
Federal Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who attended the meeting, said the meeting was good and that both sides decided to hold another round of talks on Thursday.
"We wanted a small group to be constituted but farmers' leaders wanted that the talks should be held with everyone, we do not have problem with it," he said, adding "We appeal to the farmers to suspend the protests and come for the talks. However, this decision depends on farmers' unions and farmers."
Chanda Singh, a member of the farmers' delegation said "Our movement against the farm laws will continue, and we will definitely take back something from the federal government... We'll come back for more discussions with them."
The three farm laws passed by the country's parliament are "Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020," the "Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020," and the "Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020."
The protesting farmers demanded that the three laws be rolled back, saying they are detrimental to farmers' interests.
The federal government argued that the new laws would help deregulate the agricultural markets and help farmers in the country earn more. Enditem
