Farm laws SC panel member says will decide on releasing report after analysing legal consequences
New Delhi Nov 22 PTI Anil J Ghanwat part of the three-member Supreme Court-appointed committee on farm laws on Monday said he will decide on whether to release the panels report after analysing the legal consequences and claimed that the two other members have given him the freedom to take a call The panel after studying the three farm laws and consultation with stakeholders had submitted its report to the apex court on March 19 Since then the report has not been made public despite Ghanwat having requested the Chief Justice of India in a letter dated September 1 to release the report in the public domain saying its recommendations will pave the way to resolve the ongoing farmers agitation Speaking to PTI Ghanwat President of Shetkari Sanghatan said the committee met on Monday against the backdrop of the government deciding to repeal the three farm laws We discussed in detail whether to make the report public or not The other two members gave me the freedom to take a call on this issue I will decide after analysing the legal consequences if any he said The other two members of the committee are Ashok Gulati agri economist and former chairman of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and Pramod Kumar Joshi agri economist and Director for South Asia at International Food Policy Research Institute These two members were not available for comments Ghanwat said unlike these two members who are academicians and professionals he is a farmers leader The panels report is in favour of the farming community and should be released in the public domain in the larger interest of the countrys agriculture sector and farmers welfare Expressing dismay over the governments decision to repeal the farm laws Ghanwat had last week said this decision wont end the agitation too Because their demand to make minimum support price MSP legal will be there And this decision wont help the BJP politically either This is a very unfortunate decision Farmers were given some freedom but now they will be exploited as they have been exploited since independence or since British rule he had said The three central farm laws which will be repealed are Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and Facilitation Act 2020 The Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act and The Essential Commodities Amendment Act PTI LUX ANU ANU
New Delhi Nov 22 PTI Anil J Ghanwat part of the three-member Supreme Court-appointed committee on farm laws on Monday said he will decide on whether to release the panels report after analysing the legal consequences and claimed that the two other members have given him the freedom to take a call The panel after studying the three farm laws and consultation with stakeholders had submitted its report to the apex court on March 19 Since then the report has not been made public despite Ghanwat having requested the Chief Justice of India in a letter dated September 1 to release the report in the public domain saying its recommendations will pave the way to resolve the ongoing farmers agitation Speaking to PTI Ghanwat President of Shetkari Sanghatan said the committee met on Monday against the backdrop of the government deciding to repeal the three farm laws We discussed in detail whether to make the report public or not The other two members gave me the freedom to take a call on this issue I will decide after analysing the legal consequences if any he said The other two members of the committee are Ashok Gulati agri economist and former chairman of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and Pramod Kumar Joshi agri economist and Director for South Asia at International Food Policy Research Institute These two members were not available for comments Ghanwat said unlike these two members who are academicians and professionals he is a farmers leader The panels report is in favour of the farming community and should be released in the public domain in the larger interest of the countrys agriculture sector and farmers welfare Expressing dismay over the governments decision to repeal the farm laws Ghanwat had last week said this decision wont end the agitation too Because their demand to make minimum support price MSP legal will be there And this decision wont help the BJP politically either This is a very unfortunate decision Farmers were given some freedom but now they will be exploited as they have been exploited since independence or since British rule he had said The three central farm laws which will be repealed are Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and Facilitation Act 2020 The Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act and The Essential Commodities Amendment Act PTI LUX ANU ANU
