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
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Affirming that the right to protest is part of a fundamental right, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it will not interfere at this stage with the farmers ongoing stir, and the agitation should be allowed to continue “without impediment” and without any breach of peace either by the protestors or the police.
Farmer leaders to consult senior lawyers to decide next course of action
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Synopsis We will meet senior lawyers Colin Gonsalves, Dushyant Dave, H S Phoolka and Prashant Bhushan on Friday and consult them about what can be done, Abhimanyu Kohar, a leader of the Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sabha, told.
Agencies We will first read the Supreme Court s order, consult our lawyers and then decide the next course of action, he said.
New Delhi: Farmer leaders on Thursday said they will consult senior lawyers, including Colin Gonsalves, Dushyant Dave and Prashant Bhushan, before deciding the next course of action after the Supreme Court said it was thinking of setting up an impartial and independent panel of agriculture experts and peasants unions to resolve the deadlock over the contentious farm laws. The protesting farmer leaders welcomed the apex court s move to acknowledge the right of farmers to non-violent protests, but as
Farmers Protest: Narendra Tomar clears the air on farm fears
Farmers Protest: Narendra Tomar clears the air on farm fears
Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar has written an eight-page open letter to farmers in an attempt to persuade them to end their protest against the farm laws and hold talks with the govt.
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Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar. (Photo: PTI)
In yet another attempt to persuade farmers to end their protest and hold talks with the government, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday wrote an open letter to farmers, appealing to them not to fall prey to the lies spread by the Opposition regarding the farm laws. Terming the Opposition s allegations white lies , Tomar said the central government is ready to clear all doubts that the farmers may have.
Farmer leaders to consult senior lawyers over next course of action PTI
New Delhi: Farmer leaders Thursday said they will consult senior lawyers, including Colin Gonsalves, Dushyant Dave and Prashant Bhushan, before deciding the next course of action after the Supreme Court said it was thinking of setting up an ‘impartial and independent’ panel of agriculture experts and peasants’ unions to resolve the deadlock over the contentious farm laws.
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.