NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the new farm laws on Monday said it held consultations with eminent academicians and agri-professionals on the legislations against which farmers have been protesting at Delhi s borders for over two months now. This is the seventh meeting the panel has held so far. The three-member committee is holding consultations with stakeholders both online and in person. In a statement, the committee said it held a detailed discussion with academicians and professionals on Monday through video conferencing. In total, 7 eminent academicians and professionals in the field participated through video conferencing for detailed deliberations with the committee members, it said.
The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the new farm laws on Monday (February 15) said that it held consultations with eminent academicians and agri-professionals on the legislations against which farmers have been protesting at Delhi's borders for over two months now.
The three-member panel has interacted with a large number of farmer unions, farmer producer organisations (FPOs) as well as senior officials of state agriculture marketing boards and private mandis to understand their points of view on the contentious farm laws.
Updated Feb 13, 2021 | 20:02 IST
Protesting farmer unions have demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the violence that took place during the tractor rally in Delhi on January 26. Red Fort
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New Delhi: Alleging that false cases were slapped on the farmers during the tractor rally in Delhi on January 26, farmers’ union demanded a high-level judicial inquiry.
This is the seventh meeting held by the panel so far. The three-member committee is holding consultations with stakeholders, both online and in person. In a statement, the committee said it held its interactions through video conference with farmers, farmer unions and farmer producer organisations (FPOs).