Preeta Mathur Thakur of Ank theatre group talks about her journey, and more.
Preeta Mathur Thakur in Prashna Panchali
For Preeta Mathur, who has excelled in entertaining audiences for more than four decades, was 10-years-old when she had her first brush with acting. It was a âspecial appearanceâ in a small skit put up to promote a government campaign. The rush of energy, excitement and the feeling of being alive ignited the passion for acting in Preeta. And, now in a career spanning over three decades, boasting of over 50 (and counting) memorable plays, Preeta has no intentions of slowing down. We caught up with the actor for a quick chat about her amazing theatre journey, working with her late husband and founder of Ank, Dinesh Thakur, to now heading the theatre group. Excerpts from the interview:
CJI Bobde Was Once Closely Associated With Farmers Group Whose Head is Now in SC Committee
Anil Ghanawat joined the Shetkari Sanghatana after Bobde, as a Nagpur lawyer, stopped representing the group but veterans from the time question his inclusion in the farm laws committee appointed by the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde. Photo: PTI
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Nagpur: Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde used to have a close relationship with the Shetkari Sanghatana, a farmersâ group whose current president Anil Ghanawat is on the Supreme Court-appointed committee to mediate between the government and farmers protesting against three new farm laws. Tens of thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping on the borders outside Delhi in protest for several weeks now, insisting that the government repeal the laws.
Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar speaks to media after the 11th round of talks with the farmers unions at Vigyan Bhavan on Friday. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Som Parkash are also seen.
NEW DELHI: The 11th round of negotiations between the protesting farmers and the government on Friday broke down with both the sides not ready to climb down from their respective positions. While the farmers remained adamant on repeal of the three agri laws, the government asked them to consider their offer of suspending the implementation of the Acts up one-and-a-half years. For the first time, no date has been fixed for the next round of talks.
The intervention of the Supreme Court in the ongoing farm laws imbroglio has confounded the chaos. The order staying the implementation of the 3 pieces of legislation and the nomination of an expert committee has, instead of calming the waters, raised the hackles of the agitators. As farmers of the frontline states mobilize for January 26 Tractors March, the battle lines seem more inflexible than ever before. Resuming hearings last Monday on the farm laws, the Chief Justice S A Bobde started on the right foot, pointing out the flawed process of bringing in the laws without proper consultation of the main stakeholders.
: Friday, January 15, 2021, 2:30 AM IST
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Allegations that the microphones of opposition MPs were muted when the farm laws were passed have also been levelled against the Government. Whether true or false, what is a fact is these three farm laws were not referred to either a standing committee or a select committee in either the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha before getting Presidential assent via the ordinance route.
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The Supreme Court vindicated its supremacy by doing something which neither the farmersâ unions nor their antagonist, the Government, had prayed for during the proceedings. The three-judge bench, comprising CJI Sharad Bobde, A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian set up a four-member expert committee to submit a report within two months, after first staying the three contentious farm laws.