Farmers protest against Centre’s farm laws at the Ghazipur border in New Delhi. Tribune photo
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 5
The Supreme Court-appointed committee on Friday said it held consultations with the heads of state marketing boards, private mandi operators and food parks from different states on the controversial new farm laws.
The three-member committee is holding consultations with stakeholders both online and in person.
The committee said it held a detailed discussion “in person” with managing directors, administrators, directors of state marketing boards, private mandi operators and food parks of different states and union territories from Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. Committee’ members requested the participants to give their views on the three farm laws. “All the stakeholders gave their valuable views and suggestions” on the three farm laws, the statement said.
In meetings held on February 3 and 4, the committee said, representatives of farmer unions and associations participated in the meeting in person. The committee held detailed discussions with 32 different farmer organisations and farmer producers’ organisations from nine states West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
The Supreme Court had earlier stayed the implementation of the three contentious laws and asked the committee to submit a report within two months after consulting all stakeholders.
Thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi’s borders for over two months now seeking repeal of the new farm laws.