BKU chief quits SC farm laws panel, govt-farmers talks on tomorrow as scheduled | Highlights
BKU chief quits SC farm laws panel, govt-farmers talks on tomorrow as scheduled | Highlights
Bhartiya Kisan Union chief Bhupinder Singh Mann on Thursday recused himself from the Supreme Court-appointed committee to resolve the deadlock between farmers and the Centre over the new agri-marketing laws even as the government and farmers confirmed that they will be holding the ninth round of talks tomorrow.
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UPDATED: January 15, 2021 07:27 IST
Farmers burnt copies of the three farm laws at several protest sites on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. (Photo: PTI)
Aditi Tandon
New Delhi, January 9
Agitating farmers today said they would not back down from legitimate protests against the farm laws, even if the court tells them to. After a meeting with their legal representatives here, farm union representatives said they would only implead in the Supreme Court in the pending petitions seeking removal of protesters from Delhi borders and not in any matter regarding the constitutionality of the farm laws.
Another suicide at Tikri
New Delhi: A young farmer from Fatehgarh Sahib Amrinder Singh died by consuming poison at the Singhu border on Saturday. Paramjit Singh of the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha said Amrinder was a resident of Machrain Kalan in Fatehgarh Sahib district. He died at FIMS, Bahalgarh, Sonepat. TNS