Invited again for talks on farm laws by Centre: Punjab farmer bodies

Punjab's farmers' organisations, who have been protesting against new farm laws, on Sunday said Centre has once again invited m for talks on issue on October 14.

A decision on wher to accept invitation will be taken at a meeting in Jalandhar on October 13, y said.

farmers' organisations, whose agitation against farm laws has disrupted rail traffic and severely impacted coal supply for rmal power plants in Punjab, had last week rejected Union agriculture department's invitation to participate in a "conference to address ir concerns" on October 8.

"We have received an invitation for a meeting on October 14," said Jagmohan Singh, general secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda).

"Though invite has come from agriculture secretary, it mentions that central government wants to talk to farmers," he said.

"All farmers' organisations will decide wher to go to Delhi for talks in a meeting slated for October 13 in Jalandhar," he added.

Farmers in Punjab have been demanding that se three laws be repealed.

y have been holding a 'rail roko' agitation against "anti-farmer" laws, with protesters squatting on railway tracks at various places in state since September 24.

Farmers have expressed apprehension that new laws will destroy minimum support price mechanism, end Agricultural Produce Market Committees and allow corporates to arm-twist m.

government, however, has been saying that se laws, which were passed by Parliament recently amid a vociferous Opposition protest, will raise farmers' income, free m from clutches of middleman and usher in new techlogy in farming.

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