'Farm talks are bound to fail': Supreme Court proposes forming panel

Farmers say repeal laws first; agri minister hopes for early solution

The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated it may form a committee having representatives of the government and farmers to resolve the deadlock over the three new agricultural laws that have led to massive protests, saying “it may become a national issue”.

“Your (the government’s) negotiations have not worked apparently. It is bound to fail,” said a Bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde.

However, the agitating farmers rejected the proposal, saying such a panel should have been formed before the laws were framed and any new panel should be formed only after all the three laws are rep­ealed. Union Agriculture Mini­ster