While acknowledging the right of farmers to protest peacefully, the Supreme Court said that the purpose of protest can be achieved if the government and the farmers held talks.

A bench, headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde with justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, said it would set up an “impartial and independent” committee, which includes experts, farmer union representatives and government officials, to find a resolution to the deadlock over the new farm laws. 

But will this help resolve the farmers concerns over the new laws?

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