Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today made an appeal to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the protesting farmers to find an early resolution to the impasse over the new farm laws, saying the agitation is affecting Punjab's economy and the nation's security. Amarinder Singh after meeting Amit Shah at his residence said common ground must be found soon and the two sides should not take rigid positions on the matter.
"I came to meet the Home Minister to reiterate our position and to make a request to him and the farmers to resolve this soon because this (agitation) affects the economy of my Punjab as well as the security of the nation," the Congress leader told reporters after the meeting. He said he urged the home minister to find an early solution to the issue.
The meeting was held simultaneously with the interaction between the agitating farmer leaders and the government at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi, sources said. The farmers have demanded a special session of parliament to repeal the laws, saying this is the "last chance" for the government.
The Punjab chief minister and his Congress party have been supporting the farmers' stir and the state Assembly had also passed a set of bills aimed at negating the Centre's farm legislation. The protesting farmers, a large number of whom are from Punjab, have been holding sit-ins on the borders of the national capital. They are demanding that the government withdraw the new farm laws if it wants them to end their stir.
