SC suggestion on farm laws: Farmer leaders mum, ‘will react only after consulting legal team’
The protesting farmer leaders welcomed the apex court s move to acknowledge the right of farmers to non-violent protests, but asserted that their agitation will continue until a concrete solution is found. Updated: December 18, 2020 1:07:32 pm
Reacting to the
Supreme Court’s suggestion to the Centre to put implementation of the farm laws on hold, all three platforms of farmer unions in Punjab have said that they will react to it only after consulting their legal team as well as the unions of other states.
Buta Singh Burjgill, President of BKU (Dakaunda), said, “Many lawyers are providing us services free of cost and they have supported our struggle since long. Hence they will study the document of the Supreme Court and accordingly we will be able to comment.” Burjgill is part of the 32 farmer organisations of Punjab who are protesting at a common fro
Farmer leaders to consult senior lawyers to decide next course of action
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Last Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 09:44 PM IST
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Synopsis We will meet senior lawyers Colin Gonsalves, Dushyant Dave, H S Phoolka and Prashant Bhushan on Friday and consult them about what can be done, Abhimanyu Kohar, a leader of the Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sabha, told.
Agencies We will first read the Supreme Court s order, consult our lawyers and then decide the next course of action, he said.
New Delhi: Farmer leaders on Thursday said they will consult senior lawyers, including Colin Gonsalves, Dushyant Dave and Prashant Bhushan, before deciding the next course of action after the Supreme Court said it was thinking of setting up an impartial and independent panel of agriculture experts and peasants unions to resolve the deadlock over the contentious farm laws. The protesting farmer leaders welcomed the apex court s move to acknowledge the right of farmers to non-violent protests, but as
Dec 17, 2020 - 22:07 (IST)
If govt wants to talk to farmers it should convey that formally: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
If the government wants to talk to farmer leaders that should be formally conveyed like in previous occasions, said Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday, asserting that anything less than scrapping of the new agri laws won t be accepted. The government on Thursday asked farmer groups to consider its proposals for amending the Acts to address their concerns and said it was open to discussing its offer further whenever the unions want. They (government) should first tell us when and where they want to meet us as they did for previous formal talks. If they invite us for talks, we will discuss that with our coordination committee and then take a decision, Tikait told PTI. The BKU leader said there was no question of returning home until the government repeals the three laws. Asked whether the g
Farmer leaders to consult senior lawyers over next course of action PTI
New Delhi: Farmer leaders Thursday said they will consult senior lawyers, including Colin Gonsalves, Dushyant Dave and Prashant Bhushan, before deciding the next course of action after the Supreme Court said it was thinking of setting up an ‘impartial and independent’ panel of agriculture experts and peasants’ unions to resolve the deadlock over the contentious farm laws.
The protesting farmer leaders welcomed the apex court’s move to acknowledge the right of farmers to non-violent protests, but asserted that their agitation will continue until a concrete solution is found.
Farmers protests: PM to speak on agri laws benefits on Friday; unions to consult senior lawyers to decide next course of action
An official of the Madhya Pradesh Public Relations Department on Thursday said the PM would address the farmers in the state around 2 pm.
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Farmers during their protest against the new farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS) By PTI
BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will will speak about the beneficial provisions of the new farm laws during his virtual address to the farmers of Madhya Pradesh on Friday as part of a state-level programme, a senior official said.