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Fight will go on till laws are repealed: Farmers’ groups

Pune: Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader Raju Shetti and some other farmers’ outfits have expressed apprehensions over the panel formed by the Supreme Court to resolve the impasse over the farm laws between the Centre and farmers’ unions protesting at Delhi border. The apex court has stayed the implementation of the new farm laws till further orders and has constituted a four-member committee. “It (SC stay) has crushed the expectations of the farmers. The committee appointed by the court has members who had earlier voiced their support to the farm bills,” Shetti said in a social media post. Farm activist and head of Annadata Shetkari Sanghatna, Jayajirao Suryavanshi, said they were happy with the SC decision to stay the controversial law, but added that they did not have any hope from the committee. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Sanghatna’s head Deepak Joshi said the committee should comprise former Justices of the HC and SC. Elsewhere, farmers’ associations said they would continue their fight till the Centre repeals the three farm laws. “The Supreme Court has stayed the implementation of all the three farm laws of the centre, which is really a big achievement and this decision has taken the fight of the farmers one step forward. This has also increased the confidence of the farmers,” said Ajit Nawale, state general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS). He added, “These three farm laws were made in favour of the corporate so that they would earn huge profit and loot farmers. They would have a monopoly on food safety. Our fight will continue until these three farm laws are abolished and proper implementation of the minimum support price.” Sandeep Jagtap, state president, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, said the Centre did not tackle the agitations of the farmers properly and tried to create a difference among the farmers’ leaders. “We are confident that these three farm laws would be cancelled immediately,” said Jagtap. Shankar Darekar, state president, Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh, said that their fight against the union would continue until the three farm laws are repealed.

The Times of India

2021-01-13

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