On Wednesday, BKU Ugrahan staged protest marches in 18 districts of Punjab and later submitted memorandums to the respective deputy commissioners expressing their concern about easy availability of drugs and youngsters falling prey to substance abuse.
Farm Laws: Bhupinder Singh Mann Recuses Himself From SC Appointed Committee
The Bharatiya Kisan Union leader cited apprehensions amongst the farm unions and the public in general as the reason for excusing himself from the panel.
Bhupinder Singh Mann. Photo: Twitter
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s efforts to end the stalemate between the protesting farmers and the Central government ran into a stumbling block, as one of the members of the committee it had appointed to hold talks recused himself on Thursday, citing ‘apprehensions amongst the farm unions and the public in general’.
Bhupinder Singh Mann, one of the four members appointed by the Supreme Court to the committee, offered to step down “so as to not compromise the interests of Punjab and farmers of the country”.
Farmers respond: It’s clear Govt will not back down, we are prepared for the long haul
Jagmohan Singh, general secretary of BKU (Dakaunda) and working committee member of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), said the Prime Minister s speech showed that the government was not going to repeal the laws. Updated: December 26, 2020 2:17:49 pm
BJP Twitter warriors continue to use social media platforms to spew hatred against the protesting farmers. Especially Sikh farmers. They rant hysterically about ‘international conspiracies to defame India’.
Responding to the
Prime Minister’s speech Friday, farmer unions, protesting against the new farm laws, warned of a “long struggle”, saying it was evident that the government seemed to be in no mood to back down on the laws.
SC suggestion on farm laws: Farmer leaders mum, ‘will react only after consulting legal team’
The protesting farmer leaders welcomed the apex court s move to acknowledge the right of farmers to non-violent protests, but asserted that their agitation will continue until a concrete solution is found. Updated: December 18, 2020 1:07:32 pm
Reacting to the
Supreme Court’s suggestion to the Centre to put implementation of the farm laws on hold, all three platforms of farmer unions in Punjab have said that they will react to it only after consulting their legal team as well as the unions of other states.
Buta Singh Burjgill, President of BKU (Dakaunda), said, “Many lawyers are providing us services free of cost and they have supported our struggle since long. Hence they will study the document of the Supreme Court and accordingly we will be able to comment.” Burjgill is part of the 32 farmer organisations of Punjab who are protesting at a common fro