A day after the Supreme Court put a stay on the implementation of the three Central farm laws, the Bar Council of India (BCI) claimed on Wednesday that "90 per cent of the farmers are not in favour of the protests".
As the tussle between the protesting farmers and government continues over the new farm laws, farmers at Ghazipur border burned the copies of the three farm laws on the occasion of Lohri.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took two major steps for breaking the present impasse over farmers’ protests: One, it stayed the implementation of the three new farm laws, and two, it set up a committee of four experts to examine the laws to see which provisions need to be amended and submit its report within two months.
Farmers have been protesting at different borders of the national capital since November 26, 2020, against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Farmer unions have turned downed the Supreme Court's proposal of discussing the issues concerning the three farm laws in a special committee. Farmer leaders refused to appear before the committee.
Farmer leaders welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to put the laws on hold, however, they refused to appear before the committee set up by the apex court.
The Supreme Court on January 12 stayed the implementation of three farms laws until further orders. The upper court further formed a four-member committee to hold dialogues with farmers over the act. But farmers at the Singhu border are not satisfied with SC's stay order.
Farmer leaders welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to put the laws on hold, however, they refused to appear before the committee set up by the apex court.
Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Khalistan supporters have infiltrated the farmers protest against the three farm laws.
Farmer leaders welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to put the laws on hold, however, they refused to appear before the committee set up by the apex court.
Farmer leaders on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to suspend the three farm laws but said they will not leave the protest site till the three laws were repealed.
Sr advocates Dushyant Dave, HS Phoolka, Colin Gonsalves, who represent 400 farmers' bodies, haven't joined SC's proceedings today. They were supposed to consult the farmers on the formation of a committee and come back today, says senior advocate Harish Salve before SC
Earlier on Monday, the bench had heard a clutch of pleas challenging the new farm laws as well as the ones raising issues of citizens' right to move freely during the ongoing farmers' stir. It pulled up the Centre for its handling of the farmers protest against the new farm laws saying it is “extremely disappointed” with the way negotiations between them were going.
Earlier on Monday, the bench had heard a clutch of pleas challenging the new farm laws as well as the ones raising issues of citizens' right to move freely during the ongoing farmers' stir.
Even as the Supreme Court on Monday hinted at a possible stay on the Centre's new farm laws, a final verdict will be delivered on Tuesday. The apex court may take a call on setting up of a committee headed by a former Chief Justice of India (CJI) to find ways to resolve the impasse.
The Supreme Court on Monday heard a batch of petitions, including those filed by DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, RJD MP Manoj Jha, challenging the constitutional validity of three farm laws, passed by the Centre along with the plea to remove protesting farmers.
Calling the Nepal government's move to dissolve the lower house of the Parliament to be a 'political move', Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said the Supreme Court should dismiss the case.
Indian National Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on January 11 slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Supreme Court's statement to Centre on farm laws. He said PM Modi to wake up and revoke the farm laws.
If the Centre does not want to stay the implementation of the three farm laws, the Supreme Court on Monday said it will put a stay on it.
While hearing the pleas, the SC said it is “extremely disappointed” with the way negotiations are going on between the Centre and the farmers on the new farm laws, against which several farmer organisations are staging a protest at Delhi borders.
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