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BIG STORY DECEMBER 11, 2020 | The Indian Eye 4

Burning

issue

As farmers reject the government proposal and go to the supreme Court, the

BJP plans an all-india campaign to reach out to farmers about the benefits

of new farm policy. Can a deal be achieved soon?

Our Bureau
New Delhi

he Bhartiya Kisan
Union (BKU) has ap-
Tproached the Supreme
Court against the three farm
laws passed by the Central gov-
ernment, claiming the laws will
make farmers “vulnerable to
corporate greed”. The farmers’
group has challenged the Farm-
ers (Empowerment and Pro-
tection) Agreement on Price
Assurance and Farm Services
Act, 2020, Farmer’s Produce
Trade and Commerce (Promo-
tion and Facilitation) Act, 2020,
and Essential Commodities
(Amendment) Act, 2020. The
BKU(B) has filed an interven-
tion application on several pe-
titions in the apex court against
the farm laws, saying these laws
will pave way for “carteliza-
tion and commercialization of Farmers stage a protest against farm bills at singhu Border in New Delhi on Friday. (aNi)
agriculture”. The application
sought permission to intervene various Kisan groups, the gov- gress and Bharatiya Kisan Par- Meanwhile, farmer leader
in the pending case and present ernment is not ready to consid- ty, against the three farm laws. Baldev Singh on Friday said
arguments. er their problems. The system The top court had earli- that farmers don’t want amend-
The application, filed needs strengthening of APMC er issued notice to the Centre ments to farm laws and want
through advocate AP Singh, system, MSP and financial sup- on October 12 seeking its re- them repealed alleging that
said, “The Acts were passed port, the plea suggested. sponse. these Acts were created in the
hastily without adequate dis- Several petitions are al- The BKU(B) has also point- interest of big companies.
cussion... Inherent weakness- ready pending before the Su- ed out that farmers have been “We don’t want amend-
es of the agricultural sector preme Court, which includes protesting for several days at ments to farm laws. These laws
cannot be addressed by way of ones filed by DMK MP Tiru- Delhi borders, whole multiple are in the interest of big com-
monetization of farmers.” chi Siva, RJD Rajya Sabha MP rounds of talks with the govern- panies and they should be re-
It added that despite mul- Manoj Jha, Rakesh Vaishnav ment have remained inconclu-
tiple representations sent by of the Chhattisgarh Kisan Con- sive. Continued on next page... >>

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