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People of 'other ideologies' delaying resolution with farmers, says Centre; talks postponed to Wednesday
Fp Staff •Farmers’ unions refused to call off the tractor march planned for 26 January and asserted that they had the constitutional right to demonstrate peacefully on Republic Day
Farmer union tells SC to disband negotiation committee, appoint neutral members 'who can do the job'
Fp Staff •In an affidavit, it also sought dismissal of a plea file by the Centre seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor march "which seeks to disrupt the gathering and celebrations of Republic Day on 26 January"
Farmer protests: Ninth round of talks ends, next meet on 19 Jan; govt urges unions to form informal grouping
Fp Staff •Meanwhile, the Congress party shored up its attack against the Centre over the issue, with Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi leading protests in New Delhi
Centre says hopeful ahead of today's talks with farmers; Mann recuses self from SC panel
Fp Staff •Farmer unions and opposition parties too had raised doubts over the composition of the panel, insisting that its members have been in favour of the three laws in the past. The panel is due to hold its first meeting on 19 January
Farmers' Protest Updates: Will launch hunger strike on farmers' issues by Jan end in Delhi, says Anna Hazare
Fp Staff •Farmers' Protest Updates: Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: In a letter to prime minister Narendra Modi, Hazare said he had written to the Centre five times on the issue of farmers but had not received any response.
Farmers Protest Updates: Talks must continue, says MoS Agriculture Parshottam Rupala on meeting scheduled for 15 January
Fp Staff •Farmers Protest Updates: 'It is only through dialogue, a way forward can be found,' Rupala told PTI. Farmers unions have also shown willingness to attend the scheduled ninth round of talks but have insisted on a complete repeal of the agri laws
Protesting farmers burn copies of agri laws; day after meeting Shah, Dushyant Chautala meets Modi
Fp Staff •Farmers also shouted slogans against the BJP-led Centre and slammed the government for not acceding to their demands. They demanded that the new farms laws should be repealed
SC stays implementation of farm laws: Right action but not for the right reasons
Vikram Hegde •It is not strictly within the ambit of the powers of the Supreme Court to be passing orders staying legislations in aid of perception management. Hence, though the result may superficially seem correct, the process of reasoning, or lack thereof, behind the result, renders it anything but.
Farmers conduct tractor march day before talks with Centre; SC says protest shouldn't become COVID hotspot
Fp Staff •Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to reply within two weeks on the measures undertaken to stop the spread of COVID-19 at the protest sites.
'We encourage consultation', says SC on farmers-Centre talks; many in support of farm laws, claims Tomar
Fp Staff •Tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping out on roads around New Delhi, for more than a month, braving the bitter cold and continuous rain over the last few days