The Supreme Court of India on the 18th of January, adjourned the hearing on the proposed tractor rally on Republic Day till the 20th of January.
The Delhi Police filed an application seeking a direction to put an injunction on the tractor rally called by protesting farmers.
thousands of farmers from Haryana and Punjab travelled to Delhi and are protesting at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders.
The farmers are protesting against the three farm laws implemented by the Central Government in September 2020.
According to the farmers, the three farm bills –
The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020, the Farmers Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill 2020 (Empowerment and Protection) and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020, would demolish Minimum Price Support (MSP) giving agriculture sector to the corporates and privatise the agriculture sector.
They also fear, with the new agriculture laws, they would be at the mercy of corporate people, as the mandi system would also be out of context.
The Supreme Court’s three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde, was hearing the farmers’ case today. CJI while hearing the case said, “Right now, we can’t deal with it…The question of entry into Delhi is a law and order situation that is to be determined by the police.”
The top court said Delhi Police is at liberty to invoke all powers under the law and has all the power to deal with law and order situations.
The Chief Justice of India said, “We have told the Attorney General and Solicitor General before that whether who should allow and who should not be allowed and the number of people who can enter is all matters of law and order and that has to be dealt with the by the police. We are not the first authority.”
The Apex Court in the past issued the notice on application filed by the Delhi Police, on the last date of hearing on the 12th of January.
In addition, The protests which started on the 25th of November, completed 54 days on the 18th of January.
