Nodeep Kaur Says She Was Beaten Up by Police, Falsely Implicated to Quell Farmers Protest
The 23-year-old activist, hailing from Punjabâs Muktsar district, has also claimed that her medical examination was not conducted in violation of section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Nodeep, a member of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, was arrested on January 12 when she participated in a protest held by unpaid labourers near the Singhu border. Photo: Twitter/@meenaharris
Rights23/Feb/2021
Chandigarh: Labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur in her bail plea before the Punjab and Haryana high court has claimed that she was severely beaten up at a police station after her arrest by the Sonipat police last month.
Farmers Resolve to Oppose Threats as Delhi Police Erects Posters Warning Protesters at Tikri The Delhi police has placed some posters at the Tikri border protest site where farmers have been warned that they will have to vacate the area, the SKM said in the statement.
Farmers protest. Photo: PTI
Society23/Feb/2021
New Delhi: Agitating farmer union on Tuesday objected to Delhi police putting posters that allegedly warned off protesters at the Tikri border site, even as the force claimed these were not new and only informed the protesters that they would not be allowed to enter the national capital.
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A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, while dismissing the review petition on its ‘Right to Protest’ judgment observed as follows:
“The constitutional scheme comes with a right to protest and express dissent but with an obligation to have certain duties. The right to protest cannot be anytime and everywhere. There may be some spontaneous protests but in case of prolonged dissent/protest, there cannot be continued occupation of public place affecting rights of others.”
Notwithstanding the constitutional underpinnings of the ‘right to protest’, the question is: why is an act of protest considered a practical, effective, and much preferred tool for bringing about social change?
Farmers Union Accuses Prime Minister Modi of Speaking White Lies on MSP Regime
The All India Kisan Sabha claimed that the PM s claim of remunerating farmers according to the recommendations of the Swaminathan report are false.
Leaders of the All India Kisan Sabha and farmersâ wing of the Communist Party of India at a press conference, on February 19, New Delhi. Photo: Pawanjot Kaur
Rights20/Feb/2021
New Delhi: A day after farmers occupied rail tracks across the country in continuation of the ongoing agitation against the three agri-marketing laws, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), a constituent of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) â the body leading the farmersâ movement, held a press conference on Friday to point out the âliesâ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi around the laws.