New Delhi, December 9 (Agencies): Describing the meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday evening as ‘positive’, Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson of the Bhartiya Kisan Union on Wednesday said that the government would give a draft to the farm leaders today, which would be discussed by the rest of the group.
“I would say that the meeting was positive. The government has taken cognizance of our demands and will give a draft to us tomorrow, which we will deliberate upon,” Tikait said after the meeting in New Delhi yesterday.
He however continued to assert that the farmers wanted the complete withdrawal of the three farm bills, while the government wanted to make amendments.
“We have not yet received a date for another meeting. The protest will continue,” he added.
Leaders of farmer unions on Tuesday held a meeting with Shah, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal over their demands regarding the three agricultural laws that were passed earlier in September.
After the meeting, All India Kisan Sabha General Secretary Hannan Mollah had told mediapersons that the meeting with the Centre, which was scheduled to take place today, stood cancelled and they will get a proposal from the government on which they will deliberate.
“Tomorrow we (farmers) will hold a meeting at the Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) at 12 noon,” Mollah said.
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