The Punjab Government today informed the Supreme Court that it has cleared the protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri borders near Haryana, and cleared the National Highway for free traffic movement. Advocate General of Punjab Gurminder Singh also informed the bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and NK Singh that the veteran leader of the protesters, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, had ended his hunger protest today.

The bench also refused to entertain a contempt petition filed against the Punjab authorities for clearing the protesters in alleged violation of a status quo order passed by the Supreme Court last year. The Court also directed the High Powered Committee, which was constituted by it to hold negotiations with the protesting farmers and the Governments, to file its supplementary report.