FILE PHOTO: Farmers attend a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government invited protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns about new laws growers fear could pave the way for the government to stop buying grain at guaranteed prices, leaving them at the mercy of private buyers.
In a letter addressed to 32 farmers' unions, Sanjay Agrawal, the most senior civil servant at the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, urged farmers to come forward for talks with government ministers and officials.
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