NEW DELHI: Camping at protest venues near Delhi borders for around 40 days, braving severe cold and sporadic rains, farmers have asserted that their stir
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the three contentious farm laws which is being opposed tooth and nail mainly by thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, women farmers are learning to drive tractors to take part in the proposed rally in the national capital on Republic Day.
Here are the top developments of the day:
1. The Supreme Court sought response of the centre on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of newly enacted three farm laws on grounds including that Parliament lacked power to make legislations on the subject. The plea also raised questions over the validity of the Constitution (3rd Amendment Act) of 1954 which allegedly empowered the centre to frame the controversial laws on agriculture. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, while issuing notice to the ministry of law and justice on the PIL of lawyer ML Sharma, said it would
Undeterred by cold weather, rains, farmers protest against laws to intensify further PTI
Updated : Jan 7, 2021, 1:18 am IST
The deadlock continues as the seventh round of talks between the farmers and centre remained inconclusive
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and some other parts of the country have been camping at several Delhi border points since November 28, demanding repeal of the farm laws. (Photo:PTI)
New Delhi: Camping at protest venues near Delhi borders for around 40 days, braving severe cold and sporadic rains, farmers have asserted that their stir against the farm laws will intensify in the coming days, even as they deferred Wednesday s proposed tractor march over a bad weather forecast.
New Delhi, January 6
Camping at protest venues near Delhi borders for around 40 days, braving severe cold and sporadic rain, farmers have asserted that their stir against the farm laws will intensify in the coming days, even as they deferred Wednesday s proposed tractor march over a bad weather forecast.
The deadlock continues as the seventh round of talks with the Centre remained inconclusive, with the farmer groups sticking to their demand for the repeal of the three new laws, and the government listing out various benefits of the new Acts.
The national capital, meanwhile, reels under a spell of harsh winter. The city woke up on Wednesday to the rumble of thunder and the sound of hailstones hitting rooftops and windows as it received rain for the fourth consecutive day.
Chilla, Gazipur borders closed, Delhi Traffic Police urges commuters to take alternative routes ANI | Updated: Jan 03, 2021 11:55 IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): In view of the ongoing farmers agitation at the gates of the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police on Sunday appealed to citizens to take alternative routes as Chilla and Gazipur borders remained closed due to the protests. Traffic Alert The Chilla & Ghazipur Borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida & Ghaziabad to Delhi because of farmer protests. Please take alternate route for coming to Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, Apsara, Bhopra & Loni Borders, Delhi Traffic Police wrote on Twitter.