Farmers shout slogans as they depart for Delhi to participate in a continuing demonstration against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in Amritsar on January 12, 2021. - AFP
NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (Reuters): India's Supreme Court ordered an indefinite stay on Tuesday over the implementation of new agricultural laws that have triggered widespread protest from farmers, saying it would set up a panel to hear their objections.
For more than a month, tens of thousands of farmers have camped on the outskirts of New Delhi, the capital, to protest against reform measures that they say benefit large private buyers and harm growers.
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