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The court asked the Punjab government to persuade protesting farmers at the Shambhu border to remove tractors from the road, saying highways are not parking spaces.
A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan also appreciated the Punjab and Haryana governments for suggesting apolitical names for constituting a committee, which will hold meetings with the protesting farmers.
The bench said the partial opening of the road at Shambhu order is needed to facilitate the 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 the Shambhu border,” the bench said.
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It 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 protesting farmers have been camping since February 13. The 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.