- ?. $ 0 @ @ @ +&9"% 683 ./"+".+0 1.23&)) ,45+65)! $ ! > >)>,-)/''#'+ #'',C#C-.#+#/ .-/*#/> ;',( "*,/"*>"'-)( -.,-)),'D':9E!"# *#';#'+#);-B ' *##> *'.#+* .-*.>' *B.-".C#DB(. / #" %85 ) %: A) - $ :1 : ; ; 41 727< 3 4 R Q R '-(.-/*# he agitating farmers scored '-(.-/*# support to the three Acts and Ta major victory on Tuesday have actively advocated for the when the Supreme Court isapproving the Supreme same. It is not out of place to stayed the implementation of DCourt-appointed commit- remind that the farmer unions the three farm laws till further tee to break the deadlock over have rejected a committee pro- orders despite vehement oppo- the farm laws, the Sanyukt posal from the Government sition by the Centre. The court Kisan Morcha on Tuesday said too. Their dialogue is basical- formed a four-member com- that they will not appear before ly with an elected Government mittee to listen to the griev- the panel as it is pro- about its policy directions and ances of the farmers and make Government and continue concomitant laws,” he said. recommendations to resolve their agitation. “The members of the SC- the stand-off. Addressing a Press confer- appointed committee are not The apex court said the ence at Singhu Border here, dependable as they have been talks between the Government union leaders said they wel- writing on how agri laws are and the farmers’ bodies have come apex court’s order to pro-farmer. We will continue not yielded any solution so far suspend the implementation of our agitation,” said farmer and its order may encourage the farm laws but this is not a leader Balbeer Singh Rajewal. the protesting farmers to come solution and the farmer unions “The peaceful Kisan to the negotiating table in good have not been asking for it. Parade on the Republic Day faith. “The stay may assuage the “The Government must ing much to say on this. Farmer committee,” said farmer leader will be held at Delhi and all hurt feelings of farmers and repeal the laws and it must unions reiterate that they will Darshan Pal Singh. over the country in large num- encourage them to come to the understand that farmers and not participate in any such “It is clear that the court is bers. The Government is trying negotiating table with confi- people of India are opposed to committee process. Further, being misguided by various to misguide the court on this dence,” a Bench headed by “However, today this team 0 the laws. The SC has formed a one of the apprehensions about forces even in its constitution too,” said Ravinder Patiala, Chief Justice SA Bobde said. of lawyers is absent,” the Bench committee in its own wisdom such a process got validated in of a committee. These are peo- another farmers’ leader. However, the farmer noted, adding some unions, $ and farmer unions have noth- the very constitution of the ple who are known for their Continued on Page 11 unions had already rejected any who are opposing these laws, * 0 negotiation with any court- have agreed to go before the O appointed committee and did committee. Q not even send their advocates Rejecting the Government ! to take part in Tuesday’s pro- contention that it cannot stay ceedings. any law passed by Parliament, The SC said a few farmers’ the judges said the apex court ) $ $L M " unions, which are now protest- cannot be said to be “com- ing, have engaged a team of pletely powerless” to grant a New Delhi:The Supreme lawyers comprising senior stay of any executive action protected, i.e., no farmer shall tect their own lives and health '-(.-/*# Gulati. Council of Prime Minister Atal Court on Tuesday asked the advocates Dushyant Dave, under a statutory enactment. be dispossessed or deprived of and in order to protect the lives Out of these four, Bihari Vajpayee and a member Centre to file an affidavit on its Colin Gonsalves, HS Phoolka Noting that negotiations his title as a result of any and properties of others,” the look at the credentials of Bhupinder Singh Mann is the of the Economic Advisory claim that some banned organ- and lawyer Prashant Bhushan between the farmers’ unions action taken under the farm Bench said. Athe four members of the only member who has sup- Council of the Chief Minister isations, including to represent their cause. and the Government have “not laws,” the Bench, also com- The committee comprises committee formed by the ported the the laws with some of Andhra Pradesh and mem- “Khalistanis”, have infiltrated It said when Attorney yielded any result so far”, the prising Justices AS Bopanna Bhupinder Singh Mann, Supreme Court on Tuesday to “amendments”. ber of the State Planning Board the ongoing farmers protest General KK Venugopal had court said the constitution of a and V Ramasubramanian, said national president of Bhartiya resolve the deadlock over farm- Ashok Gulati has been the of Karnataka. against the new farm laws. submitted earlier that there committee of experts in the in its 11-page interim order. Kisan Union, All India Kisan ers’ agitation reveals they have most vocal supporter of the From 2011 to 2014, he was Attorney General KK are reports that the unions field of agriculture to negotiate “While we may not stifle a Coordination Committee; been vocal supporters of the deregulation of agriculture the head of the Commission for Venugopal, appearing for the may take out a tractor rally on may create a congenial atmos- peaceful protest, we think that Parmod Kumar Joshi, Director Government’s new farm laws. markets. Gulati is an agricul- Agricultural Costs and Prices Centre, said he will file an affi- January 26 disrupting the phere and improve the trust this extraordinary order of stay for South Asia, International The committee comprise tural economist who was (CACP). davit along with the necessary Republic Day Parade and cel- and confidence of farmers. of implementation of the farm Food Policy Research Institute; Bhupinder Singh Mann of the awarded the Padma Shri in The panel recommends inputs of the IB. ebrations, “the same was stout- “As a consequence, the laws will be perceived as an Ashok Gulati, agricultural Bharatiya Kisan Union, Anil 2015. He is an Infosys Chair minimum support prices of Senior advocate PS ly denied” by Dave on the Minimum Support Price sys- achievement of the purpose of economist and former chair- Ghanwat of Shetkari Professor for Agriculture at various crops to the Narasimha, appearing for inter- ground that at least one mem- tem in existence before the such protest at least for the pre- man of the Commission for Sangathan, Dr Pramod Kumar the India Council for Research Government, and is attached to venor “Indian Kisan Union” ber of family of each of the enactment of the farm laws sent and will encourage the Agricultural Costs and Prices, Joshi, former director for South on International Economic the Union Ministry of supporting the new farm laws, farmers from Punjab is in shall be maintained until fur- farmer bodies to convince their and Anil Ghanwat, president of Asia, International Food Policy Relations (ICRIER). Gulati was Agriculture and Farmers said some banned organisa- Army and they would not dis- ther orders. In addition, the members to get back to their Shetkari Sangathan. Research Institute; and agri- also the youngest member of Welfare. tions have been fuelling the rupt the celebrations. farmers’ landholdings shall be livelihood, both in order to pro- Continued on Page 11 cultural economist Ashok the Economic Advisory Continued on Page 11 protests of farmers. #% %&" (#)*+ %,#- +# ./0#*+ "# #R$ ! '-(.-/*# Health Ministry said on crossed the 20-lakh mark on Tuesday. August 7 and 50 lakh on % R &!$ ndia reported the lowest sin- The Covid-19 case fatality September 16. It crossed 80 " # Igle-day jump in coronavirus rate stands at 1.44 per cent with lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on cases in the last 24 hours the active caseload remaining November 20 and surpassed ' '-(.-/*# purchasing the two vaccines. safety and immunogenicity. since mid-June with 12,584 below 3 lakh. the one-crore mark on Talking to the press “All preparations are on track fresh infections, the Union India’s Covid-19 tally had December 19. ith just five days left reporters here, he pointed out for vaccine rollout. It will be a '-(.-/*# tinuous oversight and person- Wbefore India starts its that US pharma giant Pfizer’s sequential rollout, depending )* al involvement in the entire nationwide inoculation drive coronavirus vaccine will be on availability,” he added. %&56677 89%8%%75%:59 s India gears up for vacci- process of the rollout. There is on January 16, the Government priced at 2,800 for two doses NITI Aayog member and "+"+&", ; 0 &:779<%:%6&&955:& Anating three crore health a gap of 28 days between the on Tuesday released a price- while Moderna’s will cost any- chairman of the National workers from January 16 mega two doses. Effectiveness begins wise comparison chart of all the where between 2,300 to Expert Group on Vaccine 778:=6 5%==758<&9 Covid-jab drive, the 14 days after the second dose. vaccines in the world, claiming 2,700 per dose. One vaccine Administration for Covid-19 ' 7:5<%6 %::=<79785% Government on Tuesday said Communication must high- the two deployed by India are developed by China has been (NEGVAC) Dr VK Paul said, 123141.56 ; 7%&5<< ==67 58%<8& there would be two doses of the light this aspect and Covid- among the cheapest. priced at 5,600 per dose while “We should have no doubt vaccine which will be given at appropriate behaviour,” he said. The Government has pro- another Chinese vaccine will be that the two vaccines approved 151573 .