New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Asserting the farmers' fundamental right to protest against the Centre's farm laws, the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday raised a proposal to set up an independent and impartial committee to solve the deadlock between the protesting farmers and the Central government.

"You (farmers) have a right to protest which we are not going to interfere with. You carry on the protest," said Chief Justice SA Bobde, in a hearing of petitions against the farmer protest.

A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said it would pass order on constituting a committee only after hearing all the parties including the protesting farmer unions and putting on hold the implementation of new farm laws by the Centre would enable negotiations wi...