Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu was Sunday allegedly assaulted, pushed around and his turban pulled off in what he described was a "murderous attack" by some "mischievous elements" at the Singhu border during a ''Jan Sansad'' programme.
Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu was allegedly assaulted, pushed around and his turban pulled off on Sunday at the Singhu border in Delhi where thousands of farmers are staging a protest against three farm sector laws introduced by the Centre.
Caught in a bind– when Congress MPs chose to compete with farm unions in protest politics December 31, 2020, 10:44 PM IST
Lakshmi Iyer is a journalist worked with Mumbai Mirror, who has been covering politics for three decades in Delhi & Mumbai.
There has been much talk about farmers mainly from Punjab and Haryana, braving winter chill protesting against three farm laws at various border points of national capital Delhi and sleeping out on national highways widened and improved by the NDA Government in the last six years. Everyone has been talking about these resourceful men of quiet dignity and rectitude fighting a pitched battle to secure their rights. Six rounds of talks with the Government failed to end the impasse but managed to keep the window open for more dialogue.
SC, Centre should re-frame farm laws rejected by farmers, says Congress ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 14:22 IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): As farmer protests continue at the various border points at Delhi, Congress leader Gurjeet Singh Aujla, on Friday, said that the Supreme Court (SC) and Centre should reframe these farm laws.
Speaking to ANI, Congress leader Gurjeet Singh Aujla said, If experts are saying that there are mistakes in these laws, then Centre and SC should listen to the experts and accept their mistake. Hence, SC and the Centre should reframe these farm laws. The Kisan organizations received the notice from the Supreme Court yesterday. Together, they are consulting legal experts. Then only, they will see how to reply to the Supreme Court , he added.