-ThePrint.in Protesting Farmers didn’t approach the court, neither did the Modi govt. And the SC put the constitutionality of the laws on the back burner. In rejecting the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee to mediate between Farmers and the Narendra Modi government, the Farmers’ organisations have not only wisely sidestepped a possible trap, but they have also reaffirmed a basic principle of democratic accountability and responsible governance. Let there be no confusion about it....
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Most on Supreme Court committee have backed farm laws, called protests misguided -Udit Misra
-The Indian Express All four members have publicly been in favour of the farm laws and none of them has supported the demands for repealing them. Declaring they will not participate in any court-ordered committee process, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee has said the members of the committee named by the apex court “are people who are known for their support to the three Acts and have actively advocated for...
More »Dialogues for democracy, lessons from Rajasthan -Sakina Dhorajiwala, Puma Chandra Kishan and Rajendran Narayanan
-The Hindu Federalism and good governance need engagement between people and officials, as the MGNREGA programme shows It is 45 days and counting since lakhs of Farmers have gathered in Delhi protesting against the farm laws. Leaving aside the merits and demerits of the laws, many are aggrieved about the process of promulgation of the laws as it lacked any consultation with those that the laws are purportedly meant to serve. Very often,...
More »Farm leaders ‘disappointed’ with SC directions -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu They express outrage at the composition of the committee being set up Farm unions are meeting at the Singhu border to discuss the developments in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, and their next steps. Before the Samyukt Kisan Morcha meeting, which was scheduled to begin late in the afternoon, a few leaders expressed their disappointment with the court’s directions, and outrage at the composition of the committee being set up. “See...
More »SC suspends implementation of three farm laws -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Court forms expert panel to hear apprehensions raised by Farmers against the laws The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the implementation of three controversial farm laws, terming its order the “victory of fair play”. “If there is a victory at all, it is the victory of fair play,” Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde corrected senior advocate Harish Salve. The CJI was responding to an apprehension expressed by Mr. Salve...
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