Supreme Court-appointed panel on farm laws to hold first meeting on Tuesday

Supreme Court-appointed committee on three new farm laws is scheduled to hold its first meeting with members on Tuesday at Pusa campus here, its member Anil Ghanwat said.

"We are going to meet tomorrow. Only members will meet to discuss terms of reference and decide future course of action," Ghanwat, president of Shetkari Sanghatana (Maharashtra), told PTI before boarding a flight to Delhi.

Supreme Court h on January 11 stayed implementation of three laws, against which farmers are protesting at Delhi borders for over 50 days w, till furr orders and appointed a four-member panel to resolve impasse.

Bhartiya Kisan Union President Bhupinder Singh Mann, however, recused himself from committee last week. Apart from Ghanwat, agri-ecomists Ashok Gulati and Pramod Kumar Joshi are or members of panel.

panel will hear views of farmers across country, both who support and oppose new farm laws, and submit a report within two months to apex court. 

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