Farmers’ over various demands, talks remained inconclusive on late Sunday: Now or Never?
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Activists and former Election Commissioners: Supreme Court judgment on electoral bonds:“Political influence of money not limited to poll outcomes but extends to government decisions: Supreme Court: Noting that political donations can be used for purposes other than poll campaigns, SC says economic inequality leads to political inequality, giving rich donors a seat at the table and a chance to influence policy-making” Krishnadas Rajagopal: February 15, 2024 10:24 pm | Updated February 16, 2024 07:42 am IST - NEW DELHI: THE HINDU: https://www.thehindu.
Former Chief Election Commissioners, activists welcome Supreme Court judgment on electoral bonds: The Supreme Court annulled the electoral bonds scheme, saying it violates the Constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression as well as the right to information: February 15, 2024 11:13 pm | Updated February 16, 2024 09:15 am IST - New Delhi: THE HINDU BUREAU:
Activists and former Election Commissioners on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court order scrapping electoral bonds as historic and said it was a major step towards bringing transparency in the realm of electoral funding” THE HINDU: https://www.thehindu.
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Donor anonymity was the main feature of the electoral bonds scheme, which has been criticised for long by transparency activists.
Donor anonymity was the main feature of the electoral bonds scheme, which has been criticised for long by transparency activists. | Photo Credit: The Hindu
The story so far: The Supreme Court has declared the Electoral Bonds Scheme as unconstitutional. Donor anonymity was the main feature of the scheme, which has been criticised for long by transparency activists.
The Supreme Court has declared the Electoral Bonds Scheme as unconstitutional.These bonds constituted an important means of funding political parties since 2018.
The court found that the scheme violated the citizens’ right to information about the sources of finances raised by political parties. It directed the full disclosure of all details of contributors, recipient parties and denominations.
An electoral bond is in the nature of a promissory note which shall be a bearer banking instrument that does not carry the name of the buyer or payee.
Any citizen or company could buy these bonds in denominations of ₹1,000, ₹10,000, ₹1 lakh, ₹10 lakh, and ₹1 crore and donate it to a political party. It can be encashed only through a bank account with an authorised bank. The State Bank of India was the bank authorised to issue and encash these bonds. THE HINDU
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Farmers’ over various demands, talks remained inconclusive on late Sunday: Now or Never?
By: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch
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India Today News Desk: New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 19, 2024 08:43 IST: Edited By: Shweta Kumari
In Short:
· Union ministers hold fourth round of talks with protesting farmers over their demands
· Proposal to buy pulses, maize, and cotton crops by government agencies at MSP for 5 years after agreement with farmers
· Protesting farmers to resume 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 21 if all issues not resolved” INDIA TODAY
“We will discuss proposals given by Centre with fellow farmers, take opinions of experts…We will discuss on this (government's proposal) over the next two days and the government will also deliberate. We hope for a positive result, else we will continue with our Delhi Chalo march,” Pandher, general secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Sarwan Singh Pandher said told the media. By: Manjiri Chitre: Feb 19, 2024 07:44 AM IST:HT
Centre offers contract-based assured buying on MSP for five crops; farmers to get back today: Union Minister Piyush Goyal says the meeting was held cordially in a positive direction. February 18, 2024 10:26 pm | Updated February 19, 2024 07:09 am IST – CHANDIGARH: Vikas Vasudeva: https://www.thehindu.com/news/
Farmer leaders pose for photos before a meeting with Union Ministers amid their ongoing protest over various demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops, in Chandigarh, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.
Farmer leaders pose for photos before a meeting with Union Ministers amid their ongoing protest over various demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops, in Chandigarh, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI
The fourth meeting between Union Ministers and farmer representatives to deliberate on their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price on crops, remained inconclusive on late Sunday.
However, the meeting moved in a ‘positive’ direction as the government proposed to give a guarantee on procuring of five crops on Minimum Support Price (MSP). https://www.thehindu.com/news/
Farmers’ protest 2024 live updates | Farm leaders to respond to govt proposals today: Protesting farmers from Punjab continue to camp near the inter-State boundary with Haryana:February 19, 2024 09:08 am | Updated 09:13 am IST:
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Farmers march towards New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them, at Shambhu barrier, a border between Punjab and Haryana, on February 18, 2024.
Farmers march towards New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them, at Shambhu barrier, a border between Punjab and Haryana, on February 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Following the fourth meeting between representatives of protesting farmers and the Central government in Delhi on February 19, the farmers’ leaders are expected to respond today to the government proposals to give a guarantee on procuring of five crops on Minimum Support Price (MSP).
The two sides — Ministers and farmer leaders — had met earlier on February 8, 12 and 15 but talks remained inconclusive. Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai had met the farmers on Sunday. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had also joined the meeting.
“We hope farmers will come with a positive reply by Monday. The next round of meeting could be then held. I urge farmers to call off their protest,” said Mr. Goyal after the meeting that ended late night.
Follow the live updates here:: FEBRUARY 19, 2024 09:13: Growing support
The protest has started to draw support from other farmer outfits and ‘khap’ panchayats as well. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of farmer unions that spearheaded the 2020-21 farmers’ protests against the Centre’s farm laws, as well as the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), one of the largest outfits in Punjab, announced that they would hold day-and-night protests and demonstrations in front of the residences of BJP MPs, Ministers and MLAs in the State from February 20 to 22, and make all toll plazas “free” in support of the farmers’ demands.
The decision was taken in a meeting held in Ludhiana. The representatives of 34 organisations of the SKM (Punjab) out of 37 attended the meeting. The representatives of BKU (Ugrahan) also attended the meeting.
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Consensus appears to be emerging: Union Minister Piyush Goyal
“Discussions were held on farmers demands and we have presented a road map. Farmer representatives brought forward some topics and in them barring three-four issues, a consensus appeared to be emerging on the rest of the issues with innovative thinking that would help farmers of Haryana, Punjab, and rest of the country,” Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said after Sunday’s meeting.
“A proposal was discussed in which the government agencies like NCCF and NAFED will get into a contract and buy produce pulses - arhar, tur and urad, and corn from the farmers on MSP. There will be no limit on the quantity. Similarly, we proposed that the Cotton Corporation of India will enter 5-year agreement with farmers to buy cotton crops at MSP. We believe that cotton should be revived in Punjab.”
“We hope farmers will come with a positive reply by Monday. The next round of meeting could be then held. I urge farmers to call off their protest,” he said.
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