Protest to proceed, committee members are pro-government: Farmer unions on SC determination

New Delhi: Hours after the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of three farm legal guidelines, the farmer union leaders who’re protesting towards the legal guidelines for over a month mentioned the agitation will “go on as usual”.
They additionally alleged that the members who’re within the committee arrange by the Supreme Court for talks are pro-government and had been justifying the legal guidelines of the federal government.
The farmer leaders made it clear that they won’t settle for the choice of the courtroom to type a committee. Farmer leaders addressed a press convention in the present day to clear their stand concerning the Supreme Court’s determination.
One of the farmer leaders, Dr Darshan Pal mentioned, “Last night, we gave a press note in which we said that any SC-appointed committee is not going to be acceptable to us.”
Farmer chief Balbir Singh Rajoal mentioned, ‘We suppose the federal government is bringing this committee via Supreme Court. We don’t settle for this committee as all of the members on this committee have been pro-government, these members have been justifying the legal guidelines.”
He additional mentioned “This committee is to divert the attention from the main issue. All the four members have been continuously supporting the farm laws through their articles.”
He additional mentioned, “Even if the members of committee change, we still will not take part in discussions with committee.”
“We had said yesterday itself that we won’t appear before any such committee. Our agitation will go on as usual. All the members of this Committee are pro-government and had been justifying the laws of the government. The formation of the committee is an act to divert attention from the issue,” Balbir Singh Rajewal, Bhartiya Kisan Union (R) mentioned whereas addressing a press convention right here at Singhu border, the place farmers are protesting towards the farm legal guidelines for over a month now.

Bill wapasi nahi, ghar wapasi nahi (Won’t return house till the invoice is taken again), says Rakesh Tikait, Spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union on being requested about Supreme Court’s order on three Farm Laws https://t.co/O6Stqcqg3f pic.twitter.com/E0ro7e9FMW
— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2021

Asked concerning the farmers’ views on Supreme Court recommendation relating to eradicating senior residents and girls’s presence from the protest web site, Rajewal mentioned, “Seniors don’t want to leave the protest site. No one will leave the protest sites till the laws are repealed.”
The programmes, which have been scheduled for January 26, can be peaceable: Rajewal
“Our January 26 programme will be completely peaceful, the way the rumour is spread like we are going to attack an enemy country. After January 15, we will outline our January 26 programme,” he mentioned.
On January 2, Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint entrance of virtually 40 farmer organisations threatened that farmers will march into Delhi on January 26 with their tractors, trolleys and different autos if their calls for are usually not met and in addition mentioned a “farmers’ republic parade” will happen after the official parade.

We had mentioned yesterday itself that we can’t seem earlier than any such committee. Our agitation will go on as standard. All the members of this Committee are pro-govt and had been justifying the legal guidelines of the Government: Balbir Singh Rajewal, Bhartiya Kisan Union (R) https://t.co/KE9vMGUKjl pic.twitter.com/n2FFh5oj9k
— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2021

Meanwhile, Krantikari Kisan Union chief Darshan Pal mentioned the farmers’ union is not going to settle for any committee shaped by the Supreme Court for mediation.
“We had issued a press note last night stating that we won’t accept any committee formed by Supreme Court for mediation. We were confident that the Centre will get a committee formed through the Supreme Court to take the burden off their shoulders,” Rajewal mentioned.
“We will celebrate Lohri tomorrow and will burn the copies of three farm laws. On January 18 we will celebrate Women’s day and on January 20 we will celebrate the Prakash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh,” he added.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of three farms legal guidelines till additional orders and shaped a four-member committee to carry talks with farmers over the Acts.
A 3-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde heard a batch of petitions, together with these filed by DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, RJD MP Manoj Ok Jha, relating to the constitutional validity of three farm legal guidelines, handed by the Central authorities together with the plea to disperse protesting farmers.
Farmers have been protesting on the totally different borders of the nationwide capital since November final 12 months, towards the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines – 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.