Lakhimpur Kheri incident: When stir turns violent ‘nobody takes responsibility’, says SC
The Hindu
“How can there be protests when the matter is sub judice here? Why are there protests when the laws have been kept in abeyance,’ asks Bench.
The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at farmers’ organisations for continuing with the protests against the Centre’s agricultural laws, saying when the agitation , where eight people were killed, “nobody takes responsibility”.
“When such incidents happen, causing deaths, loss to property and damage, nobody takes responsibility,” Justice A.M. Khanwilkar observed.
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal described the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Sunday an “unfortunate incident”. The top law officer for the government said the court should make it very clear that protests should not continue when the challenge against the farm laws were in the highest court of the country.