Chief Justice Sharad Bobde told a hearing the Supreme Court would set up a panel to hear the farmers' grievances. Farm leaders said their demand for a full repeal of the laws remained unchanged. "We are grateful to the Supreme Court for its positive response," said Rakesh Tikait, president of one of the largest farmers unions, Bharti Kisan Union. India says the laws aim to modernise an antiquated farming system, bedevilled by wastage and bottlenecks in the supply chain. But farm leaders say the reforms are an attempt to erode a longstanding mechanism that ensures farmers a minimum support price for their crops.

Source: bd News24 January 12, 2021 11:03 UTC