The Supreme Court also decided to set up a 4-member committee to resolve the impasse between the Centre and the farmers' unions protesting at Delhi borders.
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File: Farmers take out a tractor rally in protest against the new farm laws in Ghaziabad. (AP Photo)
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday formed a four-member committee to resolve the deadlock between the Centre and farmer unions over the three new agriculture laws. However, the farmers have refused to negotiate with the committee, which comprises two experts and two farmer leaders. The farmer leaders have said that all members of the panel have expressed support for the contentious laws.
Here s a look at the four members of the SC-appointed committee:
Bhupinder Singh Mann, President of Bhartiya Kisan Union; Anil Ghanwat, President of Shetkari Sangthana, Maharashtra; Pramod Kumar Joshi, director for South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute, and agriculture economist Ashok Gulati have been named in the panel.
The Supreme Court ordered to stay the implementation of three farm laws on Tuesday. Farmer leaders addressing a press conference | Photo Credit: ANI
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New Delhi: The farmer unions on Tuesday announced that they won’t accept the committee formed by Supreme Court for mediation between the kisan representatives and the government. Addressing a press conference, the farmer leaders said that the protesting kisans won’t appear before the committee and the agitation will continue.
While briefing the mediapersons, Krantikari Kisan Union chief, Darshan Pal, said that they had issued a press note Monday night stating that they won t accept any committee formed by Supreme Court for mediation. He said that the protesting farmers were confident that the Centre will get a committee formed through the Su