Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde voiced concerns about the farmers’ protests saying that the mass gatherings might lead to a problem like the
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Updated Jan 8, 2021, 4:54 am IST
The SC asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, whether the protesting farmers are protected from the spread of COVID
The protests by the farmers at the border points in the national capital demanding the repeal of the three new farm laws began on November 28. (Photo: AP)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed apprehensions that the gathering of thousands of protesting farmers at Delhi borders could lead to the same problem that arose due to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation here in March last and asked the Centre whether the protesters are protected against the spread of COVID-19.
Updated: Thursday, January 7, 2021, 16:14 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 07: The Supreme Court Thursday expressed concern over large gatherings of farmers protesting against the new farm laws at Delhi borders and asked the Centre whether they were protected against the spread of COVID-19.
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. The same problem is going to arise in farmers agitation. I do not know if farmers are protected from COVID. So, the same problem is going to arise. It is not that everything is over, said Chief Justice SA Bobde, heading a bench, also comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Expressing serious concern over the large gathering of farmers protesting against the new farm laws at different borders of the national capital, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Government of India if those agitating are protected against COVID-19.
Farmers take part in a tractor rally to protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near New Delhi on Thursday.
NEW DELHI: The crucial eighth round of talks between the Union government and the farmers protesting against the three agri laws would be held on Friday. However, the farmers held out a tractor march on the borders of the national capital on Thursday and warned of intensifying their agitation if their demands were not met.
Here are the top developments of the day:
1. Farmer unions protesting against the three new agri laws claimed the cancellation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson s visit to India later this month was a political win for them and a diplomatic defeat for the government, and asserted their agitation has been receiving global support. Johnson was scheduled to attend the Republic Day celebrations in India as the chief guest, but the visit had to be cancelled due to the growing health crisis in the UK after emergence of a new vari