<ul><li><keyword id="2824740" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bhupinder-Singh-Mann">Bhupinder Singh Mann</keyword>, one of the four members of the panel formed by India’s Supreme Court to review the <keyword id="9970645" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="farm-laws">farm laws</keyword>, has recused himself from the job. </li><li>Mann said that he is “ready to sacrifice any position offered or given to me so as to not compromise the interests of Punjab and <keyword id="45092" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="farmers">farmers</keyword> of the country”.</li><li>A former MP, Mann is also the president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union.</li></ul>Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Bhupinder Singh Mann has stepped down from the four-member panel constituted by India’s Supreme Court to review the farm laws and resolve the deadlock. He stated that he will always stand with the farmers and Punjab. “While I am thankful to the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for nominating me in the 4 member committee to start dialogue with Kisan Unions on the three laws brought in by the Central Government,” said Mann in a statement. <div type="twitter" handle="BKU_KisanUnion" handlename="Bhartiya Kisan Union" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/662237096871006208/bSIloc7L_normal.jpg" favoritecount="344" retweetcount="138" status="S. Bhupinder Singh Mann Ex MP and National President of BKU and Chairman of All India Kisan Coordination Committee… https://t.co/7q3Q6Wvakr" createdat="1610612583000" id="1349633111521280000"></div> Bhartiya Kisan Union is also one of the organisations taking part in the ongoing farmers protest. Mann’s decision comes amid uproar over the apex court’s panel members who were reportedly <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/supreme-court-puts-indias-three-farm-laws-on-hold-forms-a-five-member-panel-to-resolve-the-deadlock/articleshow/80229881.cms">pro-farm laws. </a> Along with Mann, Ashok Gulati, PK Joshi and Anil Ghanwat were members of the panel. This also comes a day before the next round of talks between the government and protesting farmer unions. Even after eight rounds of talks, including the last one that took place on January 8, failed to resolve the deadlock with the government standing firm on its<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/farmers-protests-eighth-round-of-talks-today-government-stands-firm-on-no-repeal-of-laws/articleshow/80165799.cms"> ‘no repeal’</a> stance on the farm laws. The Supreme Court on January 13 had hit pause on India’s new farm laws. "We are going to suspend the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders", said Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bodbe. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/supreme-court-puts-indias-three-farm-laws-on-hold-forms-a-five-member-panel-to-resolve-the-deadlock/articleshow/80229881.cms">All four members on the panel appointed by the Supreme Court have openly supported the farm laws in recent days</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-says-it-has-removed-several-loan-apps-in-india-after-rbi-takes-steps-to-curb-fraud-in-digital-lending/articleshow/80265696.cms">Google says it has removed several loan apps in India after RBI takes steps to curb fraud in digital lending</a>

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New Delhi, The ninth round of talks between the government and the agitating farmers ended inconclusively on Friday. The <keyword id="2242304" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="next-round">next round</keyword> of meeting has been scheduled for January 19. The meeting of the farmer leaders with the government, which started at 12 noon on Friday and went on for around five hours, over the three contentious farm laws and the <keyword id="6358993" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="demand">demand</keyword> for minimum support price (MSP) ended in a stalemate. Speaking to the media after the meeting, <keyword id="65264" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharatiya-Kisan-Union">Bharatiya Kisan Union</keyword> (BKU) spokesperson <keyword id="197789" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rakesh-Tikait">Rakesh Tikait</keyword> said, "Our demand will remain the same and we will not go to the committee formed by the <keyword id="6354977" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword>, but continue to hold talks with the government. We still demand that the government should repeal the three farm laws besides ensuring MSP." Tikait also said that the anti-farm law protests will stretch for long. "The opposition will raise this issue in the <keyword id="6354721" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="parliament">Parliament</keyword>, while we will raise the issue in our protests outside the Parliament," Tikait said. He also said that the government is not accepting the demands of the farmers. This was the first meeting between the two sides after the Supreme Court order on January 12, which stayed the implementation of the three farm laws and also formed a four-member committee to look into the farmers' issues. However, on Thursday, farmer leader <keyword id="2824740" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bhupinder-Singh-Mann">Bhupinder Singh Mann</keyword>, one of the four members on the committee, had recused himself from the panel constituted by the top court. Earlier, eight rounds of talks were held between the farmers and the government, but they all turned out to be inconclusive. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh have been agitating against the three farm laws on the borders of Delhi since November 26. Their main demand is that the government must repeal the three farm laws enacted in September last year. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-s21-series-launched-in-india-price-specifications-and-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/80271404.cms">Samsung Galaxy S21 series launched in India – price, specifications, and everything you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/these-amazing-facts-about-the-indian-army-will-make-you-beam-with-pride/slidelist/80270052.cms">Army Day 2021: These amazing facts about the Indian Army will make you beam with pride</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/hcl-tech-clocks-in-nearly-27-jump-in-profit-crosses-the-10-billion-revenue-in-third-quarter-of-year-2020-21/articleshow/80278852.cms">HCL Tech clocks in nearly 27% jump in profit, crosses the $10 billion revenue milestone with one more quarter left</a>

Deadlock continues: Ninth round of talks between government and famers inconclusive, to meet again on January 19

Chandigarh/Jaipur, "Chak de <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>," Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann tweeted. "Chand mubarak", Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav said. People burst crackers and politicians took to the renamed Twitter as Chandrayaan-3 made it Wednesday evening to the <keyword id="42440" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="moon" source="Orion">moon</keyword>, its lander touching down softly near the south pole. In a video message shortly before the actual landing, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, began by saying "Arre wah maaza aa gaya. Now, the moon has come even closer". And Yadav wrote on X, formerly Twitter, "Chand mubarak. Now we have to go farther..." Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, "Chandrayan-3 landed on the moon with the dreams of 140 crore Indians." Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar tweeted, "ISRO promised the #MOON - and 'delivered' it. Along with the country's space agency, he also thanked Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword>. In Jaipur, people celebrated the touchdown by bursting crackers. They were out on the streets with the tricolour. At his home, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot watched the landing on television with a bunch of schoolchildren. The Congress leader took note of the "hard work" by ISRO scientists, and also gave credit to former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi for the achievement. "This unprecedented world-level success achieved by the country is the result of the tireless work of scientists and the foresight of Nehru ji and Indira ji towards space research. India has become a global space power today by setting up an institute for space research only a few years after independence," he said. Selja, senior Congress leader from Haryana, too acknowledged "the vision of former prime minister Indira Gandhi" as well as the "untiring efforts of space scientist <keyword id="29151" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vikram-sarabhai" source="Orion">Vikram Sarabhai</keyword>". Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the chief minister of Congress-run Himachal Pradesh, also remembered Nehru. He said India's first PM laid a strong foundation for the country's space expeditions. Syed Zainul Abedin, the dewan of Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan said he felt privileged to witness the event. "Kudos to all the staff including our @isro scientists for their dedication and hard work. It is a proud moment for every citizen of the country. Chak De India," Bhagwant Mann said. His state's education minister, Harjot Singh Bains, watched the TV event with children at a school in Mohali. Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal congratulated the scientists, and added, "Every Indian, rich and poor, worker, farmer, student and teacher has contributed directly or indirectly to this achievement." Schools in Haryana organised live streaming of ISRO's soft landing on the moon. Giant screens were put up in Chandigarh, and some busy markets elsewhere in Haryana. "I feel so proud today, as every other Indian is. Our scientists deserve a big salute," said Jhanvi, a class 12 student, who watched the live streaming in Chandigarh's sector 22 market. In Haryana, all district education officers were instructed to keep schools open from 5 pm to 6 pm for students to watch the live telecast from ISRO's mission control room. In a post in Hindi on X, Haryana Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said, "From Earth to Moon, hail science! Jai Hindustan". PTI SUN CHS VSD AG CDS BPL ASH ASH ASH

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<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> of India has decided to suspend the implementation of India’s three new farm laws until further notice. </li><li><keyword id="45053" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Justice-of-India">Chief Justice of India</keyword> <keyword id="2193113" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="SA-Bobde">SA Bobde</keyword> instructed the formation of a four-member committee — all of whom are pro-reform — to bridge the divide between the government and the protestors.</li><li>The hearing will resume on January 18.</li></ul>The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bodbe has hit pause on India’s new farm laws. "We are going to suspend the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders", he said. The apex court has also stepped in to resolve the deadlock between farmers unions and the government by constituting a committee of agricultural economists and experts. However, all four members — Ashok Gulati, PK Joshi, Bhupinder Singh Mann and Anil Ghanwat— are pro-reform. None are a part of the farmer groups who want the laws repealed entirely. <div type="twitter" handle="barandbench" handlename="Bar &amp; Bench" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1304761912068984833/5-qPfQOb_normal.jpg" favoritecount="102" retweetcount="38" status="Supreme Court stays the implementation of Three Farm Legislations#SupremeCourt #FarmersProtests #FarmLaws https://t.co/qoq9sWkud5" createdat="1610439109000" id="1348905510175531008"></div> “We are forming a committee so that we have a clearer picture. We don't want to hear arguments that farmers will not go to the committee. We are looking to solve the problem," the Chief Justice said. A stay on the new farm laws means that while the laws have not been repealed, the government cannot forcefully implement them until further notice. Members of the <keyword id="10583038" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="farm-laws-committee">farm laws committee</keyword> Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati has been a vocal supporter of deregulating agricultural markets. “I’ve been asking for this for 20 years,” he told Business Insider in an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/ashok-gulati-interview-on-essential-commodities-act-and-apmc-changes/articleshow/75760364.cms">earlier interview.</a> <div type="image" title="ashokgulati_edited" msid="80233351" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Agricultural expert and former director of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) PK Joshi too is another propagator of the new farm laws. His published articles praise the government’s efforts to assuage the farmer’s concerns. “Scrapping the three farm laws will be disastrous for the entire agricultural sector, more so for the farmers,” he wrote in one the editorials published in the <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/need-to-think-beyond-minimum-support-prices/2167394/">Financial Express</a> <div type="image" title="pk joshi" msid="80233394" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Agricultural expert and former director of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) PK Joshi&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The two farm union members — National President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union Bhupinder Singh Mann and President of the Shetkari Sanghatana Anil Ghanwat — are part of the pro-reform farm groups. In mid-December, the two met with Agriculture Minister NS Tomar and <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pro-reforms-farm-groups-seek-implementation-of-new-laws-with-amendments/article33327886.ece">called for</a> the implementation of the laws after bringing certain amendments to satisfy the protesters. <div type="image" title="VS 2021 (1)" msid="80233488" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;National President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union Bhupinder Singh Mann (L) and President of the Shetkari Sanghatana Anil Ghanwat (R)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="80211336" title="‘You tell us whether government is going to put on hold farm laws or we will do this,’ Supreme Court tells Centre" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> India’s three new farm laws: <ol><li>Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agree of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020</li><li>Farmers Produce Trade &amp; Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act</li><li>Amendment to the Essential Commodities Act</li></ol>In addition to the farmers’ objections to the new laws, it was also contended that the laws are unconstitutional. They were passed at the height of the pandemic at a time when the opposition had boycotted the Monsoon Session of Parliament and requests for a recorded vote — instead of a voice vote — were ignored. Attorney General KK Venugopal added allegations that Khalistani’s have infiltrated the protests. “If there is an infiltration by a banned organization, and somebody is making an allegation here on record, you have to confirm it. You file an affidavit by tomorrow,” Bodbe told Venugopal. The hearing will resume on January 18. 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All four members on the panel appointed by the Supreme Court have openly supported the farm laws in recent days

The ninth round of talks between the government and protesting <keyword id="3627663" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="farmer-unions">farmer unions</keyword> will take place on Friday as scheduled. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the Centre is looking forward to positive discussions with the farmers. Tomar said the government is ready to hold discussions with farmer unions leaders with an open mind. Earlier, talks between the farmer unions and the government did not make much headway in breaking the deadlock. Also, earlier this week the <keyword id="6354977" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> appointed a four-member expert panel to hear farmers' grievances. However, a key member of this proposed <keyword id="47865" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="committee">committee</keyword> subsequently recused himself. In this backdrop, Tomar said the talks between the government and the farmer union representatives will take place as scheduled on January 15 at <keyword id="476046" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vigyan-Bhavan">Vigyan Bhavan</keyword>. Bharti Kisan Union (Lakhowal) general secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal, who is part of the farmers delegation, said the farmer unions will hold discussions with government on Friday as scheduled. When queried on the main point of discussion during the talks, Lakhowal replied that farmers have two demands, the first is the repeal of the three farm laws, once this is met then the farmers will place their second demand. However, farmer unions have consistently maintained that they won't appear before the court-appointed panel, as the members favour the laws. The three controversial laws are the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on <keyword id="9352883" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="price-assurance">Price Assurance</keyword> and Farm Services Act, 2020. Earlier today, Bhartiya Kisan Union president Bhupinder Singh Mann said he is recusing himself from the four-member committee. Expressing gratitude to the Supreme Court for nominating him on the panel, Mann said he would give up any position to prevent farmers' interests from being compromised. In a statement, he said that in view of the prevailing sentiments and apprehensions amongst the farm unions and the public in general, he is ready to sacrifice any position so as to not compromise the interests of Punjab and farmers of the country. "I am recusing myself from the committee and I will always stand with my farmers and Punjab," Mann added. On Tuesday, the top court had stayed the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders. In order to resolve the impasse, the top court also appointed a four-member expert panel, which had been tasked to submit its report before the court within two months. Apart from Mann, Shetkari Sanghatana (Maharashtra) president Anil Ghanwat, <keyword id="108578" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="International-Food-Policy-Research-Institute">International Food Policy Research Institute</keyword>'s Pramod Kumar Joshi and agricultural economist Ashok Gulati have been appointed by the apex court on the expert panel. Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, have been agitating at various Delhi borders since the last week of November. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/the-indian-government-may-call-whatsapp-to-explain-why-its-new-data-sharing-terms-apply-in-india-but-not-in-europe/articleshow/80262586.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink"> The Indian government may call WhatsApp to explain why its new data privacy policy applies in India but not in Europe</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/trump-becomes-first-president-to-be-impeached-twice-as-house-charges-him-with-inciting-an-insurrection/articleshow/80260200.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Trump becomes first president to be impeached twice as House charges him with inciting an insurrection</a>

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