Agitated farmers from Punjab are marching towards Delhi to stage a protest against new farm laws, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday has invited them for talks on December 3 to resolve differences.
The Union Minister has also asked the farmers to not agitate and has assured that their talks will have a positive outcome.
"I want to appeal to our farmer brothers to not agitate. We are ready to talk about issues and resolve differences. I am sure that our dialogue will have a positive result," Narendra Singh Tomar said, according to news agency ANI.
"The new farm laws were the need of the hour. In the coming time, it’s going to bring revolutionary changes. We have spoken at the secretary level in Punjab to dispel wrong notions of our farmer brothers there. We will talk on December 3," he added.
Notably, the farmers of Punjab are protesting after President Ram Nath Kovind signed the farm bills on September 27.
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The situation at the Haryana-Delhi border remains tense as thousands of farmers marched towards the Capital under the 'Delhi Chalo' movement against the Centre’s farm laws.
However, earlier this morning, Haryana police resorted to water cannons and tear gas shells near Ambala to disperse farmers so they can avert their decision. The use of this brute force in freezing cold weather has been widely criticized by various political leaders across the nation.