Agriculture: The three-member committee appointed by the Supreme Court to study the recently passed farm laws has submitted its report to the court. The findings of the report are yet to be made public and the court will decide the future course of action.
The committee was formed by the apex court on January 11th when it placed the three newly-enacted farm laws on hold following the agitation against them by farmers on the borders of Delhi.
According to the committee’s website, the panel held 12 rounds of consultations with various stakeholders, including nearly 85 farmers groups, farmer producers organisations (FPOs), procurement agencies, professionals, academicians, private as well as state agriculture marketing boards. It also sought comments, views, and suggestions of the public.
The committee originally comprised four members including agricultural economists Anil Ghanvat, Ashok Gulati, Pramod Joshi, and Bhupinder Singh Mann. Mann, who is the president of Bharatiya Kisan Union, and All India Kisan Coordination Committee, recused himself from the panel after receiving flak from protesting farmers.
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