SC hints at panel for talks; notice to govt
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SC hints at panel for talks; notice to govt
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New Delhi, December 16The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre on petitions seeking removal of agitating farmers from roads in Delhi as commuters faced blockades since November 26 when thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Western UP descended on the national capital.Terming it a “matter of national importance”, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said such issues needed to be resolved through negotiations.Asking the petitioners to make farmers’ bodies party to the petition, it said a panel of representatives of farmers’ organisations and government nominees and other stakeholders had to be formed to conduct negotiations to resolve the issue. “It will soon become a national issue. Allof you sit together. Prepare a tentative list of committee members,” the CJI said, posting the matter for further hearing on Thursday.The farmers’ outfits that have been added as parties to the case are BKU (Rakesh Tikait), BKU (Sidhupur), BKU (Rajewal), BKU (Lakhowal), Jamhoori Kisan Sabha (Kulwant Singh Sandhu), BKU-Dakaunda (Buta Singh Burjgill), BKU–Doaba (Manjit Singh Rai) and Kul Hind Kisan Federation (Prem Singh Bhangu).
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The Tribune
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2020-12-17