Eighth Round Of Talks With Government Today- Farmer Protest

New Delhi:08 Jan 21 Leaders of protesting farmers will meet government representatives in New Delhi today to hold the eighth round of talks over the new agricultural laws that have sparked a furore across the country. The protesters have threatened to hold a tractor rally in the national capital on Republic Day if their demands are not met. The last meeting, on January 4, failed to break the stalemate with farmers insisting on the repeal of the new laws introduced in September. Today’s meeting, to be held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, is scheduled to begin at 2pm. On Thursday, the farmers took out a tractor rally along the Delhi borders – a rehearsal for the main one planned for January 26 if the talks fail.