New Delhi, Dec 03, 2020: Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal has returned his Padma Vibhushan to protest "the betrayal of the farmers by the Government of India," reported ANI on Thursday, 3 December.
Meanwhile, the third round of talks between the Centre and the farmers’ leaders over the controversial farm laws is underway at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan, with 40 leaders reportedly representing the farmers. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister Piyush Goyal are present at the meeting on behalf of the Centre.