"If Navy Veterans Can Be Brought Back..." Anurag Thakur On Talks With Farmers

The Union Minister said discussions are taking time because the farmers are making new demands.

Union Minister Anurag Thakur has urged protesting farmers to hold talks with the government, stating that even the Indian Navy veterans were brought back from Qatar through the power of dialogue.

Speaking to NDTV on Tuesday, when protesting farmers began their 'Delhi Chalo' march, Mr Thakur said talks are taking time because the farmers' are making new demands, and they should not indulge in violence and arson. 

Referring to the eight former Navy personnel who were released by the Qatar government, seven of whom reached India on Monday, Mr Thakur asserted, "When Indian Navy veterans can be saved from the death penalty and brought back safely from Qatar, if 27,000 Indians can be rescued during the Ukraine war under Operation Ganga, if crores of Indians can be brought back during Covid... all of this has been achieved through dialogue. My request to our farmer brothers is to come and continue our dialogue."