SC says farmers have a right to protest but cannot continue without talks.
The Supreme Court today said that the protesting farmers at the Delhi borders should not continue as they now enter the 23rd day of their protest demanding the government to completely roll back the three farm laws introduced in September earlier this year. The matter will now be referred to a vacation bench said the court. The SC also suggested the government to not implement the law till the court takes a clear and final decision on the issue.
The government representative Attorney General KK Venugopal said to the court that he will return to the court on the issue only after talks and discussions occur with the farm unions and organizations.
The Delhi government representative P. Chidambaram who was also the former union minister said to the court “If you make so many amendments, the original law is untraceable. The farmers say that this law is not acceptable.”
The Chief Justice of India told the Bhartiya Kisan Union representatives present at the court that “We are with the plight of the farmers and sympathetic to their cause. But you have to alter the way it is going. You have to convince and bring out a solution.” The court added that the protesting farmers' move to block the borders of Delhi has left the people of Delhi hungry.
The court concluded by saying that the farmers have a complete right to protest and the court would not interfere in it, but the purpose of the protest must be fulfilled by indulging in talks with the government and they simply cannot continue to protest for years.
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