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Haryana women training to drive tractor as farmers prepare for R-Day protest march
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Last Updated: Jan 07, 2021, 08:35 AM IST
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The farmers protesting against the legislations had announced on January 2 that if their demands remained unmet they would take out a tractor parade towards Delhi On January 26, when the country would be celebrating its Republic Day.
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Chandigarh: Several rural women in Haryana s Jind district are receiving training to drive tractors for taking part in a ‘tractor parade in the national capital on January 26 against the three new farm laws.
The farmers protesting against the legislations had announced on January 2 that if their demands remained unmet they would take out a tractor parade towards Delhi On January 26, when the country would be celebrating its Republic Day.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the three contentious farm laws which is being opposed tooth and nail mainly by thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, women farmers are learning to drive tractors to take part in the proposed rally in the national capital on Republic Day.
Here are the top developments of the day:
1. The Supreme Court sought response of the centre on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of newly enacted three farm laws on grounds including that Parliament lacked power to make legislations on the subject. The plea also raised questions over the validity of the Constitution (3rd Amendment Act) of 1954 which allegedly empowered the centre to frame the controversial laws on agriculture. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, while issuing notice to the ministry of law and justice on the PIL of lawyer ML Sharma, said it would