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SC panel meets agribusinesses for views on farm laws Updated: Updated: It has previously met some farmers’ associations and farmer-producer organisations Share Article AAA NEW DELHI, 09/02/2021: Farmers at the ongoing protest against the agriculture farm laws at GT Karnal Road Singhu Border in Delhi on Tuesday. February 9, 2021. Photo : SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR / The Hindu   | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR It has previously met some farmers’ associations and farmer-producer organisations The Supreme Court-appointed panel to examine the three contentious farm reform laws met representa...

The committee has gained significance after the dialogue between protesting farmers and the government, which were being held parallel, broke down.

Farmers unions said on Wednesday they would get back to the government about its proposal to suspend three contested agriculture laws for one and half years, marking the outcome of a tenth round of talks between the two sides. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is an MP from Punjab, held talks with representatives of 40 farmer unions at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. "The government proposed to suspend the farm laws for one and a half years. We rejected the proposal but since it has co...

Read more about Govt ready to pause farm laws for 1.5 years; next round of talks on Jan 22 on Business Standard. Protesting farmers refuse to relent, will discuss the proposal among themselves

The SC-appointed panel has invited farmer unions for discussions on January 21 while the Centre has postponed the 10th round of talks to Wednesday.