report on farm laws submitted
A three-member committee appointed by the Supreme Court in January 2021 to help resolve the issue of farmers who have been protesting since November 2020 against the three contentious farm laws, submitted its report on the laws to the court. "The report was submitted on March 19," committee member Anil Ghanwat told NDTV. He, however, refused to disclose any details as he said it was a "confidential process" and that the matter was sub judice.
Earlier, the apex court had suggested names of Ashok Gulati, Anil Ghanwat, Bhupinder Singh Mann and Pramod Joshi for the panel. However, Bhupinder Singh Mann had stepped down from the committee a day later as he is the national president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and he did not want to "compromise farmers' interests."
The Supreme Court had stayed the implementation of the farm laws for two months and had asked the committee to submit a report to the court. Thousands of farmers have been protesting at the Delhi borders with the demand of repeal of laws.
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