* + >1 %! #% ? #% ? ? %."!/2498 ,'(',(- .,/0)%% ,/!%1 !A <4C31E" 33$2 3-13$3"4:;;: +$;-;$;="4G3-= 12032:<,-4+ 04 $20:$-"+$; ":AA;;" A;3-1F0$"3-$ 1$B";:;- ;$-<03;$3 :; <0$-13=$;0 10;$1:- 0B1;$$1C3D$B+$1$ 2 < 1';()/ 6( @$"% $ % ! &< 245353=028 R R & -+1203 n a morale booster for the Iagitating farmers, the P Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to consider to put on hold the three con- tentious farms laws and also upheld the right of farmers to -+1203 I am pained that I have to do non-violent protests. & -+1203 “New farm laws will con- this. I did not intend to, but I The Centre opposed the stitute the foundation of new he Delhi Legislative cannot betray the farmers of court’s suggestion to tem- s the farmers’ protest phase of agricultural growth in TAssembly passed a resolu- my country who have been porarily shelve the farm laws to Aentered the 22nd day on the country and it will make the tion against the three new sleeping on the streets in the enable negotiations saying agri- Thursday, Union Agriculture farmers more empowered and farm laws in a Special Session cold…when the temperature is culturists would then not come Minister Narendra Singh free them of any bondages,” held on Thursday. just 2 degrees Celsius. This forward for the talks. Tomar wrote an eight-page Tomar said in the letter, allay- While tabling the resolu- Assembly rejects the three The apex court, however, open letter in a bid to clear con- ing their apprehensions. tion in the legislative Assembly laws and appeals to the Central said it would not be right now fusion over the three con- The Minister reiterated to repeal the Centre’s three Government to meet the to examine the validity of the tentious agrarian laws. that the Government was ready new farm laws, Delhi Chief demands of farmers,” he said. laws but would prioritise the Tomar urged the farmers to provide a written assurance Minister Arvind Kejriwal said He said the Centre should issue of farmers’ protest and not to believe in the “white lies” on MSP and said State he cannot betray the farmers not be under the impression others’ right to move freely. being spread by some people Governments can be allowed to and the soldiers of the coun- that the farmers will return to Instead of going into the that MSP, APMCs and about levy tax on private markets out- try, and tore up copies of the their homes. In 1907, a farm- legality of the three laws, the contract farming. side the APMCs. Centre’s three new farm laws ers’ protest had continued for court indicated it wanted the In his letter to the farmers Tomar also stated that in the Assembly. nine months till the British issued to be resolved through # $ % & P & with six assurances that the States will have the right to reg- Addressing the Assembly, repealed some laws, he said. negotiation. ' ($ ) !" ' Centre is ready to provide, ister agricultural deals and no the CM also alleged that the The Government con- It said it is thinking of set- Tomar stated that MSP, APMCs one can claim rights on farm- laws “have been made for vened a one-day Special ting up an “impartial and inde- that purpose is served only if tiations with farmers. the way things are going on,” will continue and whatever ers’ lands because these laws do electoral funding of the BJP Session of the Assembly to dis- pendent” panel of agriculture you talk, discuss and reach a However, Attorney General the Bench, also comprising the situation be, these laws do not allow the transfer, sale, lease and not the farmers”. cuss the alleged misappropri- experts and farmer unions to conclusion.” KK Venugopal opposed the Justices AS Bopanna and V not allow anyone to seize con- and mortgage. “I support the resolution ation of nearly Rs 2,500 crore resolve the impasse. The Bench headed by suggestion and said if the Ramasubramanian, said and trol over farmers lands. Continued on Page 11 tabled in the Assembly today. in the municipal corporations. While the court upheld Chief Justice SA Bobde also implementation of the farm added “they (protesting farm- the farmers’ right to stage said in a democracy, police and laws is put on hold then farm- ers) are not a mob”. of others to move freely and in peaceful protests, it also said it authorities have to be given ers would not come forward for The top court said it will getting essential supplies. ''($)"*)+'%%"*),$P.%,"*/ is of the fundamental rights of power to prevent the protestors negotiations. pass orders for serving notices Maintaining that in a others to move freely and in from infringing the rights of The top court said it is not to the protesting farmers’ democracy, police and author- New Delhi: Protesting farmers, Harbans Singh, for instance, who have started reading books getting essential food and other others. asking the Centre to stay the unions and give them the lib- ities have to be given power to who have been holding their who has been camping for during the protest only. supplies as right to protest The Bench said it would farm laws but only suggesting erty to approach the vacation prevent the protestors from fort at the Singhu Border for past one week, said he can’t Currently, I am reading ‘Punjab cannot mean blockade of the pass order on constituting a that its implementation be put Bench during the winter break. infringing the rights of others, over 20 days, are keeping recall the last time he picked a Tera ki Banu’ by novelist entire city. committee only after hearing on hold for the time being to During the hearing conducted the Bench said, “Who will take monotony and boredom at bay book for reading. Jaswant Singh Kanwal. I look Advising the farmers to all the parties, including the enable the farmers to talk with through video-conferencing, guarantee that if farmers are by adding new books to their His reasons for doing it forward to finish this one and hold talks with the Centre, the protesting farmer unions and the Government. the Bench observed that it allowed to enter the city in such reading list — day after day. now: “to keep tempers down” read another soon,” said Singh, court a said, “You continue the putting on hold the imple- “We are worried about the recognises the farmers’ right to high numbers, they will not For many, it is a new found and “to get inspired by the who hails from Barnala district protest. You have the right. But mentation of new farm laws by plight of farmers. We are also protest but this right should not resort to violence? love. greats”. in Punjab and has come with you have a purpose also and the Centre would enable nego- Indian but we are worried with infringe the fundamental rights Continued on Page 11 Thirty-two-year-old “There are many like me his friends to protest. PTI !" # 0&0 ,42,$$ reminder to West Bengal Government to immediately 0&0 ,42,$$ Tiwari went all out against the engal Chief Minister repatriate the three IPS officers party leadership saying he was BMamata Banerjee on to Central deputation by issu- !" he Trinamool Congress on not allowed to function prop- Thursday lambasted the Union ing posting orders to them. The TThursday suffered a twin erly as the Mayor of Asansol — Government for “forcing its three officers — Bhalanath & -+1203 Indian Army, the Indian Navy blow with two rebel leaders the second largest city of will” on the State by ordering Pandey, SP of Diamond and the Indian Air Force at an quitting the ruling party with- Bengal — by the leadership sit- three senior Indian Police Harbour; Praveen Tripati, DIG ith the objective of giving approximate overall cost of in hours of each other. ting in Kolkata. With elections Services (IPS) officers out of of Presidency Range; and Wa boost to the local 28,000 crore. While powerful satrap overdue in most of the State’s Bengal. Rajeev Mishra, ADG of South defence industry, Defence The major procurements Suvendu Adhikari left his pri- municipal boards Tiwari had The forced transfer order Bengal — were responsible for Minister Rajnath Singh on include the Defence Research mary membership of the party been functioning as the — against the wishes of the “nothing but a deliberate the security of the BJP chief JP Thursday cleared procurement and Development Organisation in the morning, former Asansol Administrator of AMC. State Government — came attempt to encroach upon Nadda, whose motorcade was proposals worth over 28,000 Organisation (DRDO) Mayor and MLA Jitendra Tiwari who had earlier days after alleged Trinamool State’s jurisdiction and demor- attacked by TMC workers. crore. The items include air- designed and developed Tiwari quit in the evening. sources close to them said. offered to continue as a com- Congress hooligans attacked alise the serving officers in The MHA said Pandey has borne radars, offshore patrol Airborne Early Warning & Both the leaders had on While Shah would come to mon party man later left the BJP president JP Nadda’s con- West Bengal.” been appointed an SP in the vessels and modular bridges. Control (AEW&C) Systems Wednesday night held a secret Bengal in a two-day organisa- party alleging an attack on his voy injuring senior leaders like She said, “This move, par- Bureau of Police Research and The deals were given the for the IAF, next generation off- meeting with another rebel tional trip, his party leaders office at Pandaweshwar near Kailash Vijayvargiya and ticularly before the elections is Development, Tripathi as a go-ahead in the Defence shore patrol vessels for the leader and MP of Burdwan Gajendra Shekhawat, Sanjeev Asansol.