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Bharatiya Kisan Union challenges farm laws in Supreme Court

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New Delhi, Dec 11: The Bharatiya Kisan Union has approached the Supreme Court challenging the three farm laws passed but the Parliament.

The farmers have said that the laws will make the farmers vulnerable to cooperate citizens. A date for the hearing is yet to be fixed.

Bharatiya Kisan Union challenges farm laws in Supreme Court

On Wednesday, farmer leaders rejected a government proposal to amend the new agri laws, and announced they would intensify their agitation by blocking the Jaipur-Delhi and the Delhi-Agra expressways by Saturday, and escalating it to a nationwide protest on December 14.

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This comes after the sixth round of talks between the government and farm union leaders, which was scheduled for Wednesday morning, was cancelled.

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The farmer leaders have been adamant on their demand to scrap the laws, which they say will lead to dismantling of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism and mandis that ensure earning.

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