The Threat of Corporate Interests Is a Key Unifying Factor in the Farmer Protests
While rich farmers, who were so far aloof from the struggle, have been compelled to join the small peasantry in the face of a larger corporate threat, it is yet to be seen if the protests will temper existing inequalities.
Farmers shout slogans at Singhu border during their Delhi Chalo protest march against the Centres new farm laws, in New Delhi, in New Delhi, Friday, December 11, 2020. Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
Politics21/Jan/2021
The present farmersâ struggle knocking at the doors of the capital is a culmination of many streams of ideologies, concerns and a wide class coalition. Like any dynamic mass movement, the articulations of the protestors have been developing and becoming eloquent by the day.
You People Unnecessarily Cast Aspersions : SC Defends Panel on Farm Laws Again
The SC appeared to equate farmers outrage at the panel s composition with a purported attempt to tarnish the image of the panellists.
The Supreme Court of India. Photo: Reuters
Media20/Jan/2021
New Delhi: For the second time in two days, the Supreme Court sought to defend the expert committee it had set up to resolve the stalemate between farmers and the Centre over the new farm laws.
On Tuesday, while hearing a case unrelated to farmersâ protests, Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde had observed that âjust because a person has expressed a viewâ on a matter does not mean that this disqualifies them from inclusion in a committee.
Watch | SC Has Stepped Into Political Arena in Handling Farm Laws: Dushyant Dave The Supreme Court has stepped into the political arena and put itself in a corner handling the farm laws, I m deeply disappointed by its functioning, top lawyer Dushyant Dave tells Karan Thapar.
Karan Thapar and Dushyant Dave.
Video13/Jan/2021
The president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and one of Indiaâs most highly regarded lawyers has said the Supreme Court has âput itself in a cornerâ by its handling of the farm laws.
Dushyant Dave, who is also one of the three lawyers assisting the farmers groups, said that by seeking to arbitrate between the farmers and the government the Supreme Court has âstepped into the political arenaâ. He said itâs surprising judges should have made up their mind to do so without hearing anyone.
To Resolve Impasse on Farm Laws, SC Has Formed a Panel of 4 of its Ardent Supporters
All four members of the SCâs committee are in favour of the farm laws against which the farmers have led their struggle.
Bhupinder Singh Mann, Pramod Kumar Joshi, Ashok Gulati and Anil Ghanwat. Photos: Twitter
Politics12/Jan/2021
New Delhi: While hearing several pleas seeking the removal of protesting farmers from Delhi borders, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde suspended the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders on Tuesday. However, at the same time, it put the Centre in an evidently advantageous position against lakhs of protesting farmers by setting up a committee comprising only those experts who have been openly favouring the contentious legislations.