A day after the Supreme Court criticized the Center for the farmers’ ongoing protests as the negotiations failed, a bank headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde on Thursday asked India’s attorney general whether the government can commit to the laws will not be implemented while the court is hearing the …
Read More »‘Protest for a constitutional right but …’: Supreme Court hears petition for expulsion of protesting farmers from Delhi borders
The Supreme Court said Thursday that protesting farmers near Delhi cannot blockade a city. The remarks were made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde while listening to a petition seeking to remove protesting farmers from the border areas of Delhi. The petitioner, a law student, has cited inconveniences …
Read More »Farmers have the right to protest, but cannot block roads: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The farmers’ protest on the borders of Delhi, which turns 23 days, must continue and the national capital cannot be blocked, the Supreme Court said today when hearing a series of petitions on the matter. Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, who said yesterday that the matter should …
Read More »Farmers have the right to protest, but cannot block roads: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The farmers’ protest must continue and Delhi cannot be blocked, the Supreme Court said today upon hearing a series of petitions on the issue. Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, who said yesterday that the matter should be turned over to a committee, said the panel should have …
Read More »Punjab farmer protesting near Delhi border dies amid cold snap
Reports of the death emerged hours after a Sikh priest committed suicide yesterday. (Figurative) New Delhi: A farmer protesting near the Delhi-Haryana border died this morning, reportedly from the cold. The man, a father of three, was found dead at a site where thousands of farmers have been protesting for …
Read More »Haryana’s Chief Minister ML Khattar says he is saddened by the suicide of Sikh priest Baba Ram Singh amid protests
Baba Ram Singh, 65, allegedly shot himself last night in a car on the Delhi-Sonipat border in Kundli. Highlight Baba Ram Singh dedicated his life to the service of people: ML Khattar This is the first official reaction of Haryana, governed by the BJP, on the death The priest allegedly …
Read More »Protests against farm laws have a familiar pattern
If there is anyone who should not be surprised by the sustained and widespread opposition of farmers to the laws passed in September, it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Because these “reforms” bear exactly the same stamp of arrogance, lack of consultation and foresight that has characterized all the important …
Read More »Unions meet at Singhu border; Many farmers in favor of reforms, says agriculture minister
LIVE updates from the farmers’ protest: One day after the Supreme Court said that the government’s negotiations with protesting farmers “apparently have not worked out” and that it will form a committee with representatives from both sides to resolve the impasse , the higher court will resume the hearing. the …
Read More »With 2022 Punjab and DCM polls in mind, AAP turns combative again
For a party making its debut, winning 20 seats in the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections and emerging as the main opposition in the state ahead of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Akali) could have been considered an impressive feat. But the Aam Aadmi Party’s performance was deemed disappointing at the time, …
Read More »Joining the protest in Tikri: 2,000 women who lost family members to suicide
Written by Sukrita Baruah | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:46:11 am The group arrived in Tikri on Wednesday. Prem Nath Pandey Relatives of farmers who committed suicide in Punjab over the years joined the ongoing protest at the Tikri border in Delhi on Wednesday, with some widows …
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