Farm legal guidelines: BKU chief Bhupinder Singh Mann recuses himself from SC-appointed panel

New Delhi: Days after the Supreme Court appointed a committee to resolve the impasse between farmers and Central authorities, one of many panel members has recused himself from the deliberations.
Bhupinder Singh Mann, a former Rajya Sabha MP on Thursday recused himself from the 4-member committee constituted by the Supreme Court. Mann is the National President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and Chairman of the All India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC).
The growth comes a day earlier than Centre holds subsequent spherical of talks with farmers’ unions in New Delhi on Friday. Mann mentioned he’s “thankful” to the highest court docket for nominating him within the committee however would “sacrifice” any place provided to him in order “not to compromise the interests of farmers”.
“As a farmer myself and Union leader, in view of the prevailing sentiments and apprehensions amongst the farm unions and the public in general, I am ready to sacrifice my position offered or given to me so as not to 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 mentioned in an announcement.

S. Bhupinder Singh Mann Ex MP and National President of BKU and Chairman of All India Kisan Coordination Committee has recused himself from the 4 member committee constituted by Hon’ble Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/pHZhKXcVdT
— Bhartiya Kisan Union (@BKU_KisanUnion) January 14, 2021
Sharing the assertion, BKU tweeted, “S. Bhupinder Singh Mann Ex MP and National President of BKU and Chairman of All India Kisan Coordination Committee has recused himself from the 4 member committee constituted by Hon’ble Supreme Court.”
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday stayed the implementation of three farms legal guidelines till additional orders and appointed a four-member committee to resolve the dispute between agitating farmer unions and the Centre over the three new farm legal guidelines.

The apex court docket had fashioned a 4-member panel comprising agricultural economist Ashok Gulati, BKU nationwide president Bhupinder Singh Mann, Pramod Kumar Joshi- Director, South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute and Shetkari Sanghatana president Anil Ghanwat to solicit the views of farmers and the Union authorities.
Farmers have been protesting at totally different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26, 2020, towards the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines – Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.