NEW DELHI: Following Punjab and Haryana govts suggesting names of eminent persons to be included in the panel for talks with protesting farmers at the Shambhu border, Supreme Court on Thursday said it would soon constitute a multi-member committee to amicably resolve the grievances of farmers “for all times”.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan posted the case for hearing to Sep 2 and asked the two states to submit a list of tentative issues concerning farmers that would be examined by the committee, adding that the panel will have a “wider mandate” to deal with longstanding issues.It asked both govts to keep engaging with the protesting farmers and persuade them to remove their tractors and trolleys from the highway.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan posted the case for hearing to Sep 2 and asked the two states to submit a list of tentative issues concerning farmers that would be examined by the committee, adding that the panel will have a “wider mandate” to deal with longstanding issues.It asked both govts to keep engaging with the protesting farmers and persuade them to remove their tractors and trolleys from the highway.