Farmer protest looms, with panel report months away

Farm laws' committee on support price, other issues still working to forge a consensus

- Puja Das

The final report on farm laws by a government-appointed committee will only be ready in a few months, said a member of the panel, as farmers geared up for a protest this week to press long-standing demands over MSP and other farm-related issues.

The member who did not wish to be named said the committee that was constituted two years ago to address farmers' grievances, including on minimum support prices (MSP), is trying to forge a consensus at the earliest.

Because of the delay, farmers from Punjab and Haryana are planning to march to Delhi on Tuesday.

"We have made a lot of progress since the setting up of the committee, and we need to iron out certain issues.

There is a lot of effort going on in extending support to farmers, and many meetings have been held.