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New Delhi: You have strangled the entire city and now you want to come inside the city and start the protest here again, the Supreme Court on Friday told a farmers’ body protesting three agricultural laws and asked the authorities to conduct satyagraha at Jantar. seeking directions to allow Mantra here.
A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar told the counsel appearing for the petitioner Kisan Mahapanchayat and its chairman that once they approach the court against the three agricultural laws, they should have faith in the judicial system. And let the matter be decided.
The top court said that citizens have equal right to move freely and without any fear and their properties are being damaged in protest.
The court said there should be some balanced approach.
The bench, which posted the matter for hearing on October 4, asked the petitioners to file an affidavit stating that they are not part of the protest, which is being carried out, and is blocking the national highways at the city limits. .
Many farmer organizations are opposing the passage of three laws – the Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Agricultural Services Act, 2020.
Initially, the protest started from Punjab in November last year and later spread mainly to Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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