Separately, nine rounds of talks have taken place between the government and agitating unions without any concrete resolution.
Farmers raise slogans during a protest against the new farm laws at the Delhi-UP Ghazipur border, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
Members of the Supreme Court-appointed panel on farm laws will not let their personal views on these Acts come in the way of their deliberations with various stakeholders, key committee member Anil Ghanwat said on Tuesday, while asserting that they are not on the side of any party or the government. After their first meeting here, Ghanwat said the first round of consultations with farmers and other stakeholders has been scheduled for Thursday.
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The Supreme Court (SC) had set up the four-member panel on January 11, but one of them, Bhupinder Singh Mann, recused himself later after questions were raised by the agitating farmer unions about the views expressed by all members in the past in support of the contentious laws, against which thousands are protesting on Delhi borders for almost two months now. Separately, nine rounds of talks have taken place between the government and agitating unions without any concrete resolution.
Ghanwat, who is the president of the Shetkari Sanghatana, said the panel will hold its first round of talks with farmers and other stakeholders on January 21. “The biggest challenge for the panel is to convince agitating farmers to come and speak with us. We will try our best,” he said. Ghanwat further said the committee will seek views of farmers and all other stakeholders on the new farm laws, besides the central and state governments.
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