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Farmers leaders have refused to appear before the committee set up by the Supreme Court.
Farmer unions have turned downed the Supreme Court s proposal of discussing the issues concerning the three farm laws in a special committee. A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the agri laws till further orders and formed a 4-man committee to deliberate over the issue. Farmer leaders welcomed the apex court s decision to put the laws on hold, however, they refused to appear before the committee.  We d issued a press note last night stating that we won t accept any committee formed by Supreme Court for mediation. We were confident that Centre will get a committee formed through Supreme Court to take the burden off their shoulders, Krantikari Kisan Union chief, Darshan Pal told the media at Singhu border.
It is not strictly within the ambit of the powers of the Supreme Court to be passing orders staying legislations in aid of perception management. Hence, though the result may superficially seem correct, the process of reasoning, or lack thereof, behind the result, renders it anything but.
The protesting farmers on Tuesday accued the central government of getting a committee formed through Supreme Court to take the burden off their shoulders.
Farmers not enthused by apex court intervention
January 11, 2021
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Unions indicate agitation will continue, want the Govt, not court, to find a more permanent solution
Leaders of the farmers’ movement were guarded in their response to the Supreme Court’s indication of staying the three contentious farm laws and underlined that the agitation will continue till the laws are repealed. While welcoming the SC’s intervention they reiterated that their demands should be addressed by the government and not the apex court and said that a stay is not a permanent solution.
“While all organisations express great respect for the Hon ble Supreme Court for its understanding of the problem and comforting words expressed during the hearing today and welcome the suggestion by the Supreme Court to stay the implementation of the farm laws, they are collectively and individually not willing to participate in any proceedings before a committee appointed by the court,” said a statement iss