Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader from the opposition Congress party, handed the president a copy of a petition that he said had attracted 20 million signatures online. "The prime minister wants to help two, three business people" by introducing the farm laws, said Gandhi, the great-grandson of India's founding prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week offered to "very humbly" hold further discussions. REUTERSOn Thursday, the government again invited protesting farmers to further talks. Farmers union leaders have accused the government of trying to weaken and discredit them by describing protesting farmers as "anti-nationals".

Source: bd News24 December 24, 2020 12:11 UTC