Govt proposes to form committee to look into farmers’ issues

The government on Tuesday offered to set up a committee to look into the issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws.

The government asked farmers to give names of four to five leaders from their organisations who will become part of the committee which will also include representatives from the government as well as agricultural experts, ANI reported.

Several farmers’ unions were present at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on Tuesday, 1 December, for discussions with the Centre amid ongoing protests in the national capital over government’s new farm laws.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the offers of the government will depend on the exact demands of the protesting farmers. Union Minister Piyush Goyal was also present in the meet.