Supreme Court forms committee to negotiate with farmers at Shambhu Border

The Supreme Court on Monday constituted a high-powered committee to address the concerns of farmers protesting at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana. The committee, chaired by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Nawab Singh, has been tasked with facilitating a peaceful resolution to the ongoing impasse, reported LiveLaw.

The formation of this committee comes just two days after farmers marked 200 days of their 'Delhi Chalo' agitation by holding a 'kisan mahapanchayat' at the Shambhu border. The protestors, who have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points since February 13, are demanding several concessions, including a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP).

A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the committee to convene its first meeting within a week. However, the court refrained from setting specific terms for the committee’s deliberations, stating that it would be more appropriate for the panel to independently identify and formulate the issues for consideration.