Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Tiruchi Siva on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the three controversial farm laws that were passed b...
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Tiruchi Siva on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the three controversial farm laws that were passed by the Parliament during the Monsoon Session, PTI reported. Siva, a Rajya Sabha MP, was among those who had demanded a division of votes when the farm bills were taken up for voting.
This came two days after Congress MP from Kerala, TN Prathapan, filed the first petition against the agriculture laws.
Siva has challenged the constitutionality of all three legislations, arguing that they are “illegal and arbitrary” and brought in during the coronavirus pandemic with the sole intention to benefit few corporations.
“These Acts would pave way for cartelisation and commercialisation of the agricultural produces and if allowed to stand, are going to ruin India as the corporates can, with one stroke, export our agricultural produce without any regulation, and may even result in famines.”
The DMK MP said India which fought for its independence from the British now have to wage a war to free itself from crony capitalism. Siva added that the new laws are unconstitutional due to the lack of legislative competence of the Centre on the subject of agriculture and land tenure.
Siva also pointed out that the laws are capable of taking away the basic rights...
