Protesting farmers in Delhi burn copies of new agriculture laws
India TV NewsFarmers protesting at Delhi borders today burnt copies of Centre's new agriculture laws at all demonstration sites on the festival of Lohri, as a mark of protest against the legislations. This comes a day after the protesting farmer unions asserted they will not appear before the Supreme Court-appointed panel, alleging it was "pro-government", and said they won't settle for anything less than the repeal of the three contentious laws. The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the controversial farm laws till further orders and set up the four-member committee to resolve the impasse between the Centre and the farmer unions protesting at Delhi's borders over the legislations. Thousands of farmers, mostly from Haryana and Punjab, have been protesting at several border points of Delhi since November 28 last year, demanding a repeal of the three laws and a legal guarantee to the minimum support price system for their crops.