BATHINDA: Farmer leader
Bhupinder Singh Mann
, one of the four members of the
committee
appointed by the
Supreme Court to break the deadlock on three
farm laws
has recused himself from the panel on Thursday.
Mann, who heads the
Bhartiya Kisan Union
said that he will always stand with the farmers and Punjab.
"While I am thankful to Supreme Court for nominating me in 4 members committee to start dialogue with kisan unions on three laws brought by central government," Mann said in a statement tweeted by Bhartiya Kisan Union.
"As a farmer myself and a union leader, in view of the prevailing sentiments and apprehensions among various farm unions and the public in general, I am ready to sacrifice any position offered or given to me so as to not compromise the interests of the farmers of the country. I am recusing myself from the committee but I will always stand by my farmers and Punjab," the statement added.
The formation of the committee was followed by politics in Punjab. Shiromani Akali Dal president
Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday raised objection and said that two members of the committee, Bhupinder Singh Mann and Ashok Gulati are close to Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
Neel Kamal writes about sustainable agriculture, environment, cli...
Read MoreNeel Kamal writes about sustainable agriculture, environment, climate change for The Times of India. His incisive and comprehensive reporting about over a year-long farmers' struggle against farm laws at the borders of the national capital won laurels. He is an alumunus of Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology.
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