ON January 12, the Supreme Court passed an order staying the implementation of the three contentious farm laws until further orders. The bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian also appointed a four-member committee to listen to the grievances of the farmers related to the laws they are objecting to and also get the views of the government and submit its report in two months.
The committee initially comprised Bhupinder Singh Mann, national president, Bharatiya Kisan Union and All India Kisan Coordination Committee; Dr Par mod Kumar Joshi, agricultural economist and director for South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute; Ashok Gulati, agricultural economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices; and Anil Ghan wat, president, Shetkari Sanghatana. Later, Mann recused himself from the committee, declaring his full support for the farmers.
The order has, however, not been perceived well by a few farmers’ organisations. A press release issued by the CPI(M) Central Committee office termed the apex court’s ruling “an ill-conceived order”. It has further been said that none of the petitioners had asked for the committee. Moreover, the farmers’ representatives, during their talks with the government, had already rejected the offer of a committee. It has further been alleged that “the Court has appointed four persons to the committee who are all known for their support to the three farm laws.”
These views have led to a complex situation. While the top court has asked representatives of all the farmers’ bodies—whether they are holding a protest or not and whether they support or oppose the laws—to participate in the deliberations of the committee and put forth their views, the farmers’ bodies have stayed firm on their non-involvement in the Court’s affairs.
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