Press Release - Kisan Sansad | Jan 25, 2021 Press Release - Kisan Sansad | Jan 25, 2021
Friday 29 January 2021
Press Release - Kisan Sansad
The Kisan Sansad, which was held on 23rd and 24th of January, 2021 at the Guru Teg Bahadur Memorial at Singhu, Delhi, had a wide variety of participants from different stakeholders in the agri-policy space. Numerous political representatives from across the spectrum, including very senior people such as H. D. Deve Gowda (former Prime Minister of India), Sonia Gandhi (President, Indian National Congress) and Bhupesh Baghel (current Chief Minister, Chattisgarh) sent their messages. The Kisan Sansad was addressed by senior political leaders of national parties and included Brinda Karat (Politburo Member, CPI-M), Annie Raja (Member, National Executive and National Council, CPI), Jitender Chaudhury (former Minister and MP from Tripura, Joint Secretary, AIKS and national convener of Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch) and two time Rajya Sabha MP Nad
People Organize Farmers Parliament January 23-24 Repeal farm laws
Civil society individuals and groups are organising a Kisan Sansad near the Singhu border on January 23 and 24 in support of the agitating farmers. The people’s farmers Parliament will be held at Guru Tegh Bahadur Memorial close to the Singhu border which is one of the main venues where the farmers are currently camping.
A committee has been formed to organise this with former justices and agrarian experts. The members are Justice Gopal Gowda, Justice Kolse Patil, former Naval chief Admiral L.Ramdas, Aruna Roy, P Sainath, former Minister Yashwant Sinha, Medha Patkar. Sant Gopaldas, Mohammad Adeeb, professor Jagmohan Singh, Sompal Shastri and Prashant Bhushan.
Book Review: Justice Rajinder Sachar s Life Is a Testimony to the Importance of Speaking Up
In his autobiography, the judge reveals by example how several types of challenges must and should be met.
Justice Sachar. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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The autobiography of Justice Rajinder Sachar has emerged posthumously mainly due to the efforts of his loyal personal secretary, Niranjan Kaushik, and an intrepid journalist, Chitra Padmanabhan. The two sifted through his notes and recordings after his death â something Sachar did not live long enough to do himself. The commitment of those who collated all that he left behind is commendable, but that he attracted such loyalty also speaks volumes of the fellowship that Sachar