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Farmer unions defer call on Centre's fresh talks offer; Tomar still hopeful

Farmer leaders from across India to meet on Wednesday, decide on govt's talk offer; moves being made to dissuade Boris Johnson from attending R-Day as chief guest

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Addressing a press conference at Delhi's Singhu Border, farmer leader Kulwant Singh Sandhu said that 32 farmer unions from Punjab held a meeting and discussed the next course of action

Sanjeeb MukherjeeAgencies New Delhi
Protesting farmer unions on Tuesday said that a decision on the central government's offer for fresh talks has been deferred to Wednesday, even as agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar remained hopeful that the unions will soon complete their internal discussions and resume talks with the government to resolve the crisis.

Addressing a press conference at Delhi's Singhu Border, farmer leader Kulwant Singh Sandhu said that 32 farmer unions from Punjab held a meeting and discussed the next course of action.

He said that a meeting of farmer leaders from across India would be held on Wednesday where a decision on

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