On Thursday, 14 January, Bhupinder Singh Mann (aged 81) the National President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Mann) and Chairman of the All India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC) recused himself from the 4-member committee constituted by the Supreme Court to take over negotiations with the farmers and "solve the problem".
In a latest development, it has been found out according to sources that Mr. Bhupinder Singh Mann had recieved 2 death-threat calls from Canada asking him to back-out from the committee and not speak a word against the on-going farmers agitation.
- The four-member committee was formed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday after staying the three controversial farm laws, to look into the grievances of the farmers.
Mr. Mann in a statement to the press, wrote that while he was thankful to the apex court for nominating him to the committee, he was recusing himself “in view of the prevailing sentiments and apprehensions amongst the farm unions and the public, in general”.
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
“I have been active for the cause of farmers since decades. In 1966, I had formed the Punjab Kheti Bari Union, which further took form as BKU in 1980. I was the founder chairman of AIKCC and even now am chairman. BKU was the original organisation and later many organisations bifurcated from it. Now, many BKUs have been formed,” he had said.
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