SC panel holds consultations with agri-professionals, academicians

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the new farm laws on Monday said it held consultations with eminent academicians and agriprofessionals on the legislations against which farmers have been protesting at Delhi’s borders for over two months now.

This is the seventh meeting the panel has held so far. The three-member committee is holding consultations with stakeholders both online and in person.

In a statement, the committee said it held a detailed discussion with academicians and professionals on Monday through video conferencing.

“In total, 7 eminent academicians and professionals in the field participated through video conferencing for detailed deliberations with the committee members,” it said.

The committee members requested the participants to give their views on the three farm laws. “All the participating professionals and academicians gave their detailed views and suggestions,” the statement said.

The Supreme Court had on January 12 stayed the implementation of the three contentious farm laws for two months and asked the committee to submit a report within two months after consulting the concerned stakeholders.

Congress MLA from Rohtak, Bharat Bhushan Batra, has demanded a special package for PGIMS in the upcoming budget session, starting from March 5. In a letter to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Batra said PGIMS is facing financial crunch and the institute needs additional requirement of Rs 75 crore under revenue expenditure to meet the pending liabilities and salaries for February.