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SC asks Punjab, Haryana to continue meetings with farmers to clear Shambhu border blockade

By Jhanak Sharma      23 August, 2024 01:13 PM      0 Comments
SC asks Punjab Haryana to continue meetings with farmers to clear Shambhu border blockade

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would soon constitute a multi-member committee to amicably settle the grievances of farmers "for all times", while telling the States of Punjab and Haryana to continue their meetings with the protesting farmers, to ensure clearing the highway along Shambhu border.

The Punjab government told the court that in compliance with the August 12 order of the apex court, they held a meeting with the protesting farmers in which they had agreed to partially open the blocked highway.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan asked Punjab and Haryana governments to continue their meetings with farmers in their efforts to persuade them to clear the blockade.

The court asked both the state to submit the plan of action and outcome before it and scheduled fixed the matter for further hearing on September 2.

The bench, while granting liberty to the Punjab government to suggest more names for the composition of the committee within three days, extended its earlier order of status quo at the Shambhu border near Ambala.

"The status quo be maintained at the Shambhu border near Ambala, till further hearing," the bench said.

On August 12, the Supreme Court directed the police heads of Punjab, and Haryana to meet in a week along with the Superintendent of Police of adjoining districts for partial reopening of roads at Shambhu border near Ambala to facilitate the movement of ambulances, essential services and local commuters.

Observing that highways are not for parking of tractors, trolleys and JCBs, the top court hoped for amicable solution of the problem as farmers kept on sitting over since February 13 over their various demands including legal guarantee for minimum support price for their produce.

On August 2, the Supreme Court on had asked Haryana and Punjab governments to suggest possible names of neutral and eminent persons who can be part of a committee to resolve the issue of farmers.

The court had said in a democratic set-up, the farmers protesting at the Shambhu border, have a right to voice their grievances and their sentiments should not be hurt.

The Haryana government filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the July 10 order by the Punjab and Haryana high court order to remove within a week the barricading at the Shambhu border near Ambala.

The Punjab and Haryana HC had on July 10, ordered the Haryana government to clear within a week the barricading at the Shambhu border.



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