new Delhi. The agitation of farmers against agricultural law continues on the 22nd. On Thursday, the Supreme Court hearing the petition demanding the removal of agitating farmers on various borders of Delhi, Attorney General K.K. Asked Venugopal whether the Central Government can stop the recently implemented agricultural laws till the court can hear the matter? The apex court also emphasized that until a solution is found to end the deadlock, the police should not take any action inciting the protesters to violence.
Chief Justice S.A. A bench headed by Bobde told the Attorney General (AG), can you assure the court that you will not enforce the law while we are hearing it. However, the apex court also made it clear that it is not opting for postponement of the law, but instead is giving the Center and farmer unions a chance to explore fruitful negotiations.
The bench also made it clear that it is not going to pass any order without hearing the protesting farmer unions. With this, the bench asked the AG whether there is any assurance in the meantime that there will be no executive action? The AG replied that what kind of executive action are you talking about? He said that if this happens then the farmers will not come for talks. The Chief Justice reiterated that the talks had to be made effective. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected to the apex court’s suggestion.
The Attorney General said the farmers are adamant and do not want to hold any talks until all three laws are repealed. To this, the Chief Justice replied that they would say that you are adamant and that is why the top court wants to discuss it. The bench also said that the police should not adopt any violent method against the farmers protesting on the borders of Delhi. The Chief Justice said, “We do not raise any question about protesting against the law, balancing it or stopping it.” We need to see that it is not affecting anyone’s life.
Senior advocate Harish Salve appeared on behalf of the petitioner against the blockade of farmers on the borders. The bench said that he accepts that farmers have the right to protest and the court will not interfere with their right to protest, but he will certainly pay attention to the modalities of protest. The bench emphasized that if farmers and government do not talk to each other, no conclusion can be drawn. The bench noted Attorney General K.K. “We are thinking of creating an independent committee to listen to both sides,” he told Venugopal. Meanwhile, the bench insisted that the Center should ensure that the police are not involved in any kind of violence.
The bench insisted that it could not curb the right to protest. The court said that farmers have the right to protest against the law, but it should also be clear that this right does not violate the fundamental right of other citizens. The Bench ended the hearing without passing any order and gave the parties freedom to stand before the Leave Bench.
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