NEW DELHI, August 12, 2024 (TBINN)
Supreme Court today directed the police chiefs of both Punjab and Haryana to hold a meeting along with the S.P.s of adjoining Patiala and Ambala districts within one week for partial reopening of the highway at Shambhu Border, where protesting farmers have been camping since February 13, 2024
Top Court asked Punjab Government to persuade protesting farmers at Shambhu Border to remove tractors from the road, saying highways are not parking space.
A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan also appreciated Punjab and Haryana governments for suggesting apolitical names for constituting a committee, which will hold meetings with the protesting farmers.
The bench said partial opening of the road at Shambhu Border is needed to facilitate movement of ambulances, essential services, senior citizens, women, girl students and the local commuters of adjoining areas.
“We will pass a brief order on the terms of the panel to be constituted for talking to protesting farmers at Shambhu Border,” the bench said.
Supreme Court had earlier asked the Punjab and Haryana governments to suggest names of some neutral personalities for setting up an independent committee to reach out to farmers protesting at Shambhu Border over their demands like legal guarantee of M.S.P. for their produce, saying nobody should precipitate the situation.
Supreme Court was hearing Haryana Government’s plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order asking it to remove within a week the barricades at Shambhu Border near Ambala where protesting farmers have been camping since February 13, 2024.
Notably, Haryana Government had set up barricades on the Ambala-New Delhi National Highway in February after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha announced that farmers would march to Delhi in support of their demands.
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