The Supreme Court has asked Attorney General, K K Venugopal to get instructions from the government on its willingness to stay the implementation of the farm laws on their own. The court also observed that it would protect the farmers lands.
The protesting farmers on Tuesday accued the central government of getting a committee formed through Supreme Court to take the burden off their shoulders.
Farmer Protests
As the farmers continue to protest at Delhi-NCR border braving the winters and thunderstorms, the Centre had called the representative of farmer union for a fresh round of talks today. In what is seen as the eighth round of talks, efforts were made to reach a mutual agreement on the two core demands put forth by the protestors, i.e repeal of new farm laws and legal guarantee on minimum support price.
In a bid to make the Centre concede their demands, the farmer unions had already announced a tractor march on January 26. A glimpse of which, was seen on Thursday as thousands of farmers headed towards Delhi via Ghaziabad and Manesar in their tractors. Speaking about the rehearsal march, one of the farmers expressed that they will protest against the government and showcase that they are united and won’t back down.
Farmers Protest: Kashmir Singh Ladi has been protesting at the border.
New Delhi:
A 75-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh was found dead today at a farmers protest site on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border. While the police probing the case, those at the site say a note written by the dead man, Kashmir Singh Ladi, has been found in which he has expressed his frustration over the stalemate in talks with the government over the new agricultural laws that the farmers want repealed.
Mr Ladi s body was found inside the toilet at the site, along with his note in which he has held the central government responsible for his death, according to the Bharatiya Kisan Union.