Supreme Court to Form Multi-Member Panel to Address Farmers' Grievances

The Supreme Court will create a multi-member panel to resolve farmers' grievances at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana. Both state governments must persuade farmers to clear the site. The matter will be further discussed on September 2. No political figures will be included in the panel.

The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it will form a multi-member panel to resolve farmers' grievances at the Shambhu border, a contentious protest site between Punjab and Haryana. The panel aims to provide a long-term solution.

A bench, including Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and Ujjal Bhuyan, set a hearing for September 2 and urged Punjab and Haryana to persuade farmers to remove tractors and trollies from the border. The bench stressed that the initiative should be a joint effort from both states.

The court affirmed that no politicians would be part of the panel and stated that the committee would have a broad mandate to address recurring law-and-order issues. The committee's recommendations would be considered by state governments and the central government.

(With inputs from agencies.)