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NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court Thursday expressed concern over large gatherings of farmers protesting against the new farm laws at Delhi borders and asked
The top was hearing a plea seeking various reliefs including CBI probe into the matter related to assembly of people at Anand Vihar Bus Terminal and the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizammudin Markaz in the national capital after the nationwide lockdown was announced last year to contain the pandemic.
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The top court issued formal notice in the matter after which Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that he will file a report in the matter. (Representative image)
The SC asked the Centre if the farmers are protected from COVID-19. You must tell us what is happening,’ a three-judge bench led by CJI SA Bobde said.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday drew a comparison between the farmers camped at Delhi’s borders to protest against the Centre’s farm laws and the congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in March last year to voice the apprehension that it may lead to a “similar problem”, alluding to the rise in Covid-19 cases reported after the Markaz event.