The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General KK Venugopal to file an affidavit by Wednesday on the allegations that separatist Khalistani elements have infiltrated the farmers’ protest against the Centre’s new farm laws, reported Live Law. The court was hearing a batch of petitions against the farm laws as well as the ongoing farmer protest at Delhi borders.
“If there is an infiltration by a banned organisation, and somebody is making an allegation here on record, you have to confirm it,” the court told the attorney general. “You file an affidavit by tomorrow.” Venugopal agreed to the direction and said that he will place the Intelligence Bureau report before the court.
PS Narasimha, representing the intervenors supporting the farm laws, raised the matter of separatists elements in the farmers’ protest. He submitted that groups such as “Sikhs for Justice” were involved in the protests. The Centre had banned the group in July 20019 for its alleged…
