Members of the committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve farm laws deadlock should follow the suit of Bhupinder Singh Mann and not be on the wrong side of history,
Ahead of the talks,
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Centre is looking forward to positive discussions with the farmers. Tomar said the government is ready to hold discussions with farmer unions leaders with an open mind.
Today’s talks come a day after
Bhartiya Kisan Union national president Bhupinder Singh Mann recused himself from the four-member committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve the deadlock between farmers and the Centre over the new agri-marketing laws.
The 4-member committee was asked to submit its report to the Supreme Court within two months of its first sitting, which is to take place within 10 days. Meanwhile,
Updated Jan 15, 2021 · 10:58 pm
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said that the Centre will present its side to the Supreme Court-appointed committee, when asked.
Earlier, the ninth round of talks between the Union government and farmers protesting against the three agricultural laws ended without any resolution. The next meeting was scheduled for January 19.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) spokesperson Shailesh Kumar Giri said members of the Supreme Court-appointed panel of experts, known to support farm laws in the past, should follow Bhupinder Singh Mann and not be on the “wrong side of history”. Mann has recused himself from committee, saying he did not wish to compromise farmers’ interests.
On Delhi s Borders, Protesters Made a Lohri Bonfire Out of Copies of Central Farm Laws
Exasperated over the Centre s tepid response to their protest, some of the farmers lamented they might even end up celebrating Baisakhi, which is celebrated in April, at the protest sites.
Farmers burn copies of the new farm laws as they celebrate Lohri festival during their ongoing protest against the central government, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
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New Delhi: For protesting farmers on the Delhi borders, Lohri festivities this time around were marked by burning copies of three Central farm laws in the bonfires which are an integral part of the harvest festival.
Protesting Farmers Usher In New Year With Kheer , Bonfires And Folk Songs
Scores of farmers affiliated to BKU (Lok Shakti) rang in the new year at the Dalit Prerna Sthal and had bonfires to brave the chilling cold of the night.
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Farmers camping at Delhi-Noida border in protest against the three central farm laws on Friday greeted the new year with bonfires, folk songs, kheer and health check-up for themselves.
Members of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) have been staying put here at the Chilla border and the Dalit Prerna Sthal respectively since the first week of December.