On Thursday, the Supreme Court suggested that a panel be formed with representatives of all interested parties.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court suggested that a panel be formed with representatives of all interested parties, farmers’ associations and government candidates to find a solution to the deadlock in talks on new farm laws. The farmers’ protest will soon become a “national issue,” the Supreme Court said, suggesting that an urgent solution be found through negotiations. The court issued a notice to the Center, as well as the governments of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana and said they will have to respond tomorrow before winter break begins.
Here are the live updates on the farmers’ protests:
Protest must not stop transportation: Chief Justice
“We wish to facilitate the talks that we are thinking of an independent and impartial committee that both parties can speak and the protests can continue. The panel can give their suggestions. The protests must not stop transportation and must not damage properties,” said CJI Bobde .
Both parties must dialogue: the CJI on the protests
“There is an ongoing protest. It is constitutional as long as it is peaceful and does not destroy property. The protest has a purpose that cannot be achieved by sitting down. You have to talk to the government and to each other,” CJI SA Bobde said at the protest.
There was an interruption of the movement of traffic on key routes in the national capital on Thursday 22 from the protest of farmers to demand the repeal of the three new agricultural marketing laws.
Farmers camping at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points have led to the closure of several routes in Delhi.
According to the city police, the borders of Singhu, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari, Sabholi and Mangesh are closed. Travelers have been advised to take alternate routes across the toll-tax borders of the Lampur, Safiabad and Singhu schools, while traffic has been diverted from the Mukarba and GTK highway, they said.
A Punjab farmer protesting near the Delhi-Haryana border died early this morning, reportedly from the cold. The 37-year-old father of three children was found dead at a site where thousands of farmers have been protesting for 22 days against central farm laws.
The farmer had three children, ages 10, 12 and 14, according to reports suggesting he died of cold.
Reports of the death came hours after a Sikh priest committed suicide near the epicenter of the protests on the Delhi-Haryana border. Baba Ram Singh, a Gurdwara priest in Haryana, had strongly supported the protests and left a note saying he was “angry and hurt” by the injustice of the government. Read
Farmer dies from cold on Delhi border
Jai Singh, a farmer protesting on the Tikri border in Delhi, died today. It is suspected that the reason for the death was the extreme cold in the national capital.
Farmers’ unions protesting Wednesday said that the constitution of a new panel to break the deadlock on the three new farm laws, as indicated by the Supreme Court, is not a solution, as they want a complete withdrawal of the legislation.
They also said the government should have formed a committee of farmers and others before Parliament enacted the laws.
His claims came after the Supreme Court indicated earlier in the day that it could form a panel with representatives from the government and farmers’ unions to resolve the deadlock. Read
A Gurdwara priest from Haryana, Baba Ram Singh, who joined the farmers’ protest, committed suicide; he had shot himself. The 65-year-old was at the Delhi-Sonipat border in Kundli, where he arrived on Tuesday night. The area is 2 km from the border of Singhu, the epicenter of the farmers’ protest, which is now in its 21st day. In a note, he said he was sacrificing his life “to express anger and pain at the injustice of the government.”
“I feel the pain of the farmers who fight to guarantee their rights … I share their pain because the government is not doing them justice. Inflicting injustice is a sin, but it is also a sin to tolerate injustice. Supporting farmers, some have returned his awards to the government. I have decided to sacrifice myself “, read the note he left.
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