Supreme Court Forms High-Powered Committee to Address Farmers' Protests at Shambhu Border

The Supreme Court has formed a high-powered committee led by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Nawab Singh to resolve the grievances of protesting farmers at the Shambhu border. The committee, including various experts, aims to address farmers' issues in a phased manner and has asked farmers to remove their tractors and trolleys to ease commuter traffic.

The Supreme Court set up a high-powered committee on Monday, led by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Nawab Singh, to address the concerns of farmers protesting at the Shambhu border.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan mandated the committee to meet within a week and reach out to the protesters to clear their tractors and trolleys from the border, facilitating commuter relief. Both the Punjab and Haryana governments are permitted to offer suggestions to the committee.

The court emphasized that the farmers' protests should not be politicized and instructed the committee to consider the issues in a phased manner. The directive followed the Haryana government's plea challenging a high court order to remove barricades set up in response to the protests. The committee includes retired IPS officer P S Sandhu, professor Ranjit Singh Ghuman, and Dr. Sukhpal Singh, among others.

(With inputs from agencies.)