Citing trust deficit between farmers and the govt, Supreme Court while hearing Haryana’s plea challenging HC order asking it to remove barricades on Ambala-Patiala border, proposes an independent committee to reach out to protesters and find a solution to their demands.
New Delhi: Observing that there is a trust deficit between farmers and the government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed the constitution of an independent committee, comprising eminent persons, to reach out to the protesters to find a solution to their demands.
A three-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by justice Surya Kant, said there is a need for a “neutral umpire” who can inspire confidence between farmers and the government. (HT file photo)
A three-judge bench, headed by justice Surya Kant, said there is a need for a “neutral umpire” who can inspire confidence between farmers and the government.
“You have to take some steps to reach out to farmers. Why would they otherwise want to come to Delhi? You are sending ministers from here and despite their best intentions, there is a trust deficit,” the bench, also comprising justices Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan, said.
“Let appropriate instructions be taken within a week. Till then let parties maintain status quo at the site to prevent flaring up of the situation at Shambhu border,” the bench said.
The top court was hearing the Haryana government’s plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana high court order asking it to remove within a week the barricades at the Shambhu border near Ambala where farmers have been camping since February 13.
