Farmers Protest: Farmers call for mahapanchayat, SC to resume hearing on plea today
News | December 17, 2020 12:05 ISTThe Supreme Court will resume hearing on a petition seeking removal of farmers from various Delhi border points.
The Supreme Court will resume hearing on a petition seeking removal of farmers from various Delhi border points.
According to reports, the 65-year-old also left a suicide note stating that "he couldn't see the ordeal of farmers who are sitting on the outskirts of the national capital protesting against the recently-passed farm laws".
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are currently staying put at Delhi's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in protest against three farm laws.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court indicated that it may form a committee having representatives of the government and farmer unions across the country to resolve the deadlock over farmers protesting at several roads near Delhi borders against the three new agri laws saying "it may become a national issue".
Farmers have once again blocked the Delhi-Noida Chilla border to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws. The road has been closed due to a sit-in demonstration by some farmers.
Farmers have once again blocked the Delhi-Noida Chilla border to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws.
Farmers had on Sunday vacated carriageways on the Noida-Delhi Link Road via Chilla following a meeting with Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar. Normal traffic resumed between Noida and Delhi via Chilla border after farmers vacated the spot they had been occupying since December 1 for their sit-in demonstration.
Farmers have once again blocked the Delhi-Noida Chilla border to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws.
The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking immediate removal of farmers protesting at Delhi's border points against the new agri reforms on Wednesday. Thousands of farmers have been protesting at Delhi gateways for over 20 days now.
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal said since the beginning only, there were two groups of farmers' representatives when the talks first began on October 14. On that day, all the farmers did not give a unified memorandum, but both the groups gave their individual demands.
I'm hopeful that there is mutual consent between the Centre and farmers' Union and we can resolve this issue by talks. I'm hopeful for next 28 to 40 hours, there will be another round of talks & some conclusive statement can be out: Dushyant Chautala
With thousands of farmers protesting against the Centre's new agri laws staying put at Delhi borders, several routes in the national capital remained off bounds for commuters on Friday.
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and several other states have been protesting on various borders of Delhi since November 26, seeking repeal of the three farm laws enacted in September.
President of Krantikari Kisan Union Darshan Pal on Wednesday rejected the government's proposals on farm laws as they continue to remain firm on their demands of repealing the new farm laws.
We have given a memorandum to the President. We are asking to repeal agriculture laws and electricity amendment bill that were passed in anti-democratic manner without proper discussions and consultations: Sitaram Yechury, CPI-M
A day after Home minister Amit Shah's talks with farmers failed to break the impasses, the Centre has sent a fresh proposal to the protesting farmers for consideration. The Centre's three farm laws that were cleared by the Parliament in September.
The Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions and supported by the Congress failed to have much impact till noon in Lucknow even as protesters tried to block highways at some places by placing burning tyres on roads.
In a relared development, the Centre has issued an advisory directing all the states and Union Territories to tighten security. The railways too asked its personnel to step up vigil saying protesters may organise rail blockades.
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