The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a PIL, which sought barring a political party from raising Jai Shri Ram slogan during West Bengal elections and also challenged the Election Commission s decision to conduct Assembly elections in the state in eight phases.
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File photo: Farmers rest inside their makeshift tents at Delhi-UP Ghazipur border, during their protest against new farm law, in Ghaziabad.
Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Khalistan supporters have infiltrated the farmers protest against the three farm laws.
A bench headed by Chief Justice SAÂ Bobde and comprising Justices ASÂ Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian told the AG that if there is infiltration by a banned organisation, then the government has to confirm it and asked him to file an affidavit by Wednesday. AG replied, Yes, I will file an affidavit and the IB reports.
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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.