Shah’s Meeting with farmer leaders fail, Meeting with Agri Minister also cancelled

New Delhi, 9/12: Home Minister Amit Shah’s meeting with the protesting farmers to resolve the conflict of the three contentious farm laws has failed, both sides holding their ground firmly. The farmers refused to accept the government’s offer of amendment in the laws, sticking to their demand for a complete scrapping. The big meeting scheduled for today with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar – the sixth since the protests started – has been called off.

No meeting will be held between farmers and the government tomorrow (Wednesday). The minister has said a proposal will be given to farmer leaders tomorrow (Wednesday). Farmer leaders will hold a meeting to discuss the proposal,” Hannan Mollah, the general secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha, told reporters after the meeting on Tuesday.

The farmers’ meeting will be held at noon at the Singhu border, where thousands have been camping for more than 10 days, demanding scrapping of the three new laws which they fear will shrink their income and leave them at the mercy of corporates. “We’ll hold a meeting over the draft that will be sent by the centre. That meeting (talks with the government) is cancelled. The draft will be discussed and the further course of action will be decided. We hope things will be clear by 4 or 5 pm today”  Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, said today.