Updated Jan 04, 2021 | 11:42 AM IST
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday reached out to the protesting farmers and urged them to end their protest and hold talks with the Central government. I appeal to the protesting farmers to end their protest and hold talks with the government. I hope they will understand the importance of the new farm laws, and the issue will be resolved soon, he said.
The farmers protest against the three farm laws passed by the Parliament in September enters Day 30 on Friday. The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting at three border points of Delhi - Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur - for the last 27 days, is likely to hold a meeting today to discuss the Centre s letter and respond to it formally.
Dec 18, 2020 20:45 (IST)
Government needs to resolve farmers issue, not Supreme Court: AIKS
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Friday said the issue of the ongoing farmers protests against three new farm laws needs to be resolved by the government and not the Supreme Court.
The AIKS, a key member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha that is spearheading the Dilli Chalo agitation against the three farm laws, asserted that no farmer organisation approached the court in the first place and asked for its intervention in the matter. The issue needs to be resolved by the Centre and not the Supreme Court. The court order has also said the same categorically. We have not approached the court because of this understanding that it is a struggle by the farmers against a government policy and the executive has to resolve the crisis, senior AIKS leader P Krishnaprasad said.
Supreme Court on Thursday suggested a panel be formed with representatives from all stakeholders.
The Supreme Court today acknowledged the right of farmers to non-violent protests and suggested the Centre to put on hold the implementation of three contentious farm laws as it was thinking of setting up an impartial and independent panel of agriculture experts and farmer unions to resolve the impasse.
The top court was also of the view that the farmers right to protest should not infringe the fundamental rights of others to move freely and in getting essential food and other supplies as the right to protest cannot mean blockade of the entire city, PTI reported.
Farmers Protest: Leaders of protesting farmers have hardened their stand on farm laws
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court today suggested a panel be formed with representatives from all stakeholders the farmers associations as well as government nominees to find a solution to the deadlock in talks over the new farm laws. The farmers protest will soon become a national issue , the Supreme Court said today, suggesting that a solution be found urgently through negotiations. The court has issued notice to the Centre as well as the Delhi, Punjab and Haryana governments and said they will have to respond by tomorrow before winter vacation begins.
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