Next round of Centre-farmers' talks on January 15: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said the next round of Centre-farmers' talks will place take on January 15.

"Discussion on the farm laws took place but no decision could be made. If the farmer unions give an option other than repealing, we will consider it. But, no other option could be presented, so the meeting was concluded. And it has been decided that the next meeting till place on January 15," Union minister Narendra Tomar said while speaking to media after the Centre-farmers' meeting.

The eighth round of talks between Centre and farmers took place on Friday to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on recent farm laws. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is an MP from Punjab, held the talks with the representatives of around 40 farmer unions at the Vigyan Bhawan.