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