Farmers Protest: 42 Farmers' unions impleaded as parties before the Supreme Court

Amid farmers protest against farm laws 2020, at least 42 farmers' unions have been impleaded as parties to the case pending before the Supreme Court.

The development came after a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, on December 17, allowed farmers to continue their protest against the farm laws 2020.

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The apex court had also directed the petitioners to ensure that all farmers unions be made a party to the case.

The petitioners sought removal of farmers from protest sites citing the inconvenience caused to the public as the protestors blocked roads.

One of the petitions was filed by law student Rishabh Sharma. He stated that it was necessary to remove the protestors as it was blocking roads and disrupting emergency/medical services in the national capital where Covid-19 cases were increasing rapidly.

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Rishabh Sharma, through Advocate Om Prakash Parihar, now impleaded the following farmers unions as parties to the case:

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU)

BKU Units of: Sidhupur, Rahewal, Lakhowal, Dakaunda, Bhanu, Tikait, Doaba, Kadian, Mansa, Maan, Chadhuni Jattan, Mubarakpur, Ambavta

BKU Ekta Ugraha

BKU Krantikari VPO Phull

Jamhoori Kisan Sabha

Kul Hind Kisan Federation

Krantikari Kisan Union

Kul Hind Kisan Sabha

Kirti Kisan Union

Punjab Kisan Union

Kul Hind Kisan Sabha

Kisan Sangharsh Committee

Azad Kisan Sangharsh

Jai Kisaan Andolan

Kisaan Majdoor Sangharsh

Majha Kisan Committee

Indian Farmer Association of India

Bhartiya Kisan Manch

Lok Bhalai Insaaf Welfare Society

Doaba Kisan Samiti

Doaba Kisan Sangharsh Committee

Ganna Kisan Committee

Aajad Kisan Committee, Doaba

Kul Hind Kisan Federation

Kisan Bacharach Morcha

Kul Hind Kisan Sangharsh Talmel Committee

Sarva Hind Rashtriya Kisan

Mahila Kisan Adhikar Munch

Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh

-PTC News