Farm laws have been passed hurriedly, claim legal experts
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Farm laws have been passed hurriedly, claim legal experts
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St Soldier Law College today organised a webinar on ‘Legal issues related to recent farm legislation’ which saw participation of leading law experts – Prof PS Lathwal, Prof of Law of Delhi University, Dr Bimaldeep Singh, Associate Professor of Law GNDU, Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma, Senior Faculty, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Harneek Singh, Retired Dist Attorney, and Harpreet Sandhu, former Additional Advocate General, Punjab.The experts said, “After long legal deliberations, it has been concluded in unanimity that the farm laws had been hurriedly passed by the Parliament even without adhering to the norms of the legislation.” The experts called the move ‘unconstitutional’ because it encroaches upon the legislative sphere of states. The laws are against federalism structure of the country and are ‘anti-farmer’ in general, the experts stated.College Director Prof SC Sharma, as moderator, welcomed the experts and conducted the proceedings of the webinar and a question-answer session. The faculty and students enjoyed the rich content of presentations by experts. They thanked the group chairman Anil Chopra and vice-chairperson Sangeeta Chopra for taking lead in holding the webinar. Prof Simi Thind (officiating Principal) presented a vote of thanks.
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The Tribune
Date
2020-10-07
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Jalandhar