The committee appointed to look into the matter of the controversial farm laws submitted its report. The three-member committee submitted its report to the apex court in a sealed cover on Wednesday.
The committee comprises four members: Bhupinder Singh Mann, National President, Bharatiya Kisan Union and All India Kisan Coordination Committee; Dr. Parmod Kumar Joshi, Agricultural Economist, Director for South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute; Ashok Gulati, Agricultural Economist and Former Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices; and Anil Ghanwat, President, Shetkari Sanghatana. Mann resigned later.
In its report, the SC-appointed committee has claimed that it sought views, and suggestions of the general public through a public notice, which was published in major newspapers. Beside that it has consulted around 85 farmer organizations. The main objective of appointing the committee is to find a solution to the issue with farm laws.
Anil Ghanvat who is an agricultural economist and one of the members of the committee told that the report is submitted to the apex court in a sealed cover envelope on March 19, 2021. However, there is no update on what is said in the report. The date decided to hear the matter is April 5.
The member of the committee appointed by SC is Ashok Gulati and Pramod Joshi along with Anil Ghanvat.
Farmers are now protesting for over six months and the issue is not resolved yet. Various farmer organizations and unions and a large number of farmers are still protesting on the borders of Delhi.
The farm bills were made public in August 2020. After that a lot of protests took place in Punjab and other states against the passing of the farm bills. With the passing time, protestors began moving towards the national capital to protest. Since then farmers are stuck at the Delhi border and making their voices heard by the central government.